DBRS Morningstar Confirms Ratings on Avant Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2021-1 Asset-Backed Notes

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed ratings on the following classes of Series 2021-1 notes (the Notes) issued by Avant Credit Card Master Trust (the Issuer) as follows:

-- $111,970,000 Class A Notes at AA (low) (sf)
-- $10,160,000 Class B Notes at A (sf)
-- $13,320,000 Class C Notes at BBB (low) (sf)
-- $14,550,000 Class D Notes at BB (low) (sf)

The rating confirmations are based on DBRS Morningstar’s review of the following analytical considerations:

(1) The analysis incorporating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
-- The transaction assumptions consider DBRS Morningstar’s baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereign economies, available in its commentary Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios For Rated Sovereigns December 2021 Update, published on December 9, 2021. These baseline macroeconomic scenarios replace DBRS Morningstar’s moderate and adverse COVID-19 pandemic scenarios, which were first published in April 2020. The baseline macroeconomic scenarios reflect the view that recent COVID-19 developments, particularly the new Omicron variant with subsequent restrictions, combined with rising inflation pressures in some regions, may dampen near-term growth expectations in coming months. However, DBRS Morningstar expects the baseline projections will continue to point to an ongoing, gradual recovery.
-- DBRS Morningstar's projected losses include the assessment of the impact of the coronavirus. The DBRS Morningstar's expected net charge off rate is 17.0%.

(2) The ability of the transaction to perform within DBRS Morningstar’s base-case assumptions.

(3) The transaction parties’ capabilities regarding origination, underwriting, and servicing.

ESG CONSIDERATIONS
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 U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology is Rating U.S. Credit Card Asset-Backed Securities (August 9, 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/389454/baseline-macroeconomic-scenarios-for-rated-sovereigns-december-2021-update.

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.

Please see the related appendix for additional information regarding the sensitivity of assumptions used in the rating process.

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