DBRS Morningstar Confirms Ratings on All Classes of Arbor Multifamily Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-MF1

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed the ratings on all classes of Multifamily Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-MF1 issued by Arbor Multifamily Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-MF1 as follows:

-- Class A-1 at AAA (sf)
-- Class A-4 at AAA (sf)
-- Class A-5 at AAA (sf)
-- Class A-SB at AAA (sf)
-- Class AS at AAA (sf)
-- Class X-A at AAA (sf)
-- Class B at AA (sf)
-- Class C at A (sf)
-- Class D at BBB (high) (sf)
-- Class X-D at BBB (sf)
-- Class E at BBB (low) (sf)

All trends are Stable. The rating confirmations reflect the overall stable performance of this transaction, which remains in line with DBRS Morningstar’s expectations at issuance.

According to the March 2022 remittance, no loans have been repaid or liquidated from the trust. The 40 pooled loans are secured by 46 multifamily properties and three mixed-use properties. Given the recent vintage and limited seasoning, there has been minimal collateral reduction of 0.2% since issuance, as all but two loans originally included full-term or partial-term interest-only (IO) periods. Only 11.5% of the pool is currently amortizing.

There are no delinquent loans and no loans in special servicing. Three loans are on the servicer’s watchlist, representing 5.1% of the pool balance. None of the loans on the servicer’s watchlist are at immediate risk of default. Based on the most recent financials, the pool reported a weighted-average debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) of 1.91 times (x), compared with the DBRS Morningstar DSCR of 1.46x.

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.

Classes X-A and X-D are IO certificates that reference a single rated tranche or multiple rated tranches. The IO rating mirrors the lowest-rated applicable reference obligation tranche adjusted upward by one notch if senior in the waterfall.

All ratings are subject to surveillance, which could result in ratings being upgraded, downgraded, placed under review, confirmed, or discontinued by DBRS Morningstar.

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Notes:
All figures are in U.S dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology is North American CMBS Surveillance Methodology (March 4, 2022), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria. For a list of the structured-finance-related methodologies that may be used during the rating process, please see the DBRS Morningstar Global Structured Finance Related Methodologies document, which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com in the Commentary tab under Regulatory Affairs. Please note that not every related methodology listed under a principal structured finance asset class methodology may be used to rate or monitor an individual structured finance or debt obligation.

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.

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.

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

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