Press Release

DBRS Morningstar Confirms Merit Trust, Prime Trust, Zeus Receivables Trust, Banner Trust, and Reliant Trust at R-1 (high) (sf)

ABCP
December 09, 2021

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed the Senior Short-Term Asset-Backed Notes of Merit Trust, Prime Trust, and Zeus Receivables Trust and the Series A Notes of Banner Trust and Reliant Trust (collectively, Merit Trust, Prime Trust, Zeus Receivables Trust, Banner Trust, and Reliant Trust are the Trusts) at R-1 (high) (sf). The rating confirmations are pursuant to the inclusion of a new transaction (Transaction 93) to the Trusts on December 9, 2021.

As part of DBRS Morningstar’s ongoing efforts to increase the transparency of reporting asset-backed commercial paper conduit activity, DBRS Morningstar has also released a transaction summary report providing details of Transaction 93, which consists of a portfolio of prime conventional residential mortgages originated by several mortgage lenders and acquired by the Seller.

A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework can be found in the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262.

Notes:
All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodologies are Rating Canadian Residential Mortgages, Home Equity Lines of Credit and Reverse Mortgages (November 4, 2021) and Rating Canadian ABCP and Related Enhancement Features (March 12, 2021), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

The DBRS Morningstar Sovereign group releases 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/baseline-macroeconomic-scenarios-application-to-credit-ratings.

The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link under Related Documents or by contacting us at [email protected].

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS Morningstar had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

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