DBRS Morningstar Releases Updated Methodology for Rating Canadian Residential Mortgages, HELOCs and Reverse Mortgages; Updated Canadian RMBS Model

DBRS Morningstar published an updated version of the “Rating Canadian Residential Mortgages, Home Equity Lines of Credit and Reverse Mortgages” methodology (the Methodology) and the Canadian RMBS Model (the Model) v5.0.0.3. The Model can be downloaded from https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/models/.

DBRS Morningstar has conducted a periodic review of the Methodology and the Model. These updates supersede the previous versions published on November 3, 2020, and are effective as of November 4, 2021.

DBRS Morningstar made minor changes to the Model for it to run in the 64-bit version of Microsoft Excel. No calculations were changed in the Model. DBRS Morningstar deems the updates not to be material and has determined that no ratings are expected to change as a result of these updates.

Notes:
The DBRS Morningstar Sovereign group released baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereigns. DBRS Morningstar analysis considered impacts consistent with the baseline scenarios as set forth in the following report: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/384482/.

DBRS Morningstar methodologies are publicly available on its website www.dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

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