DBRS Morningstar Upgrades Ratings on the Series 2016-5 Notes Issued by LStreet II, LLC

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) upgraded its ratings to AA (high) (sf) from AA (sf) on each of the Series 2016-5 Class A-1 Notes, the Series 2016-5 Class A-2 Notes, and the Series 2016-5 Class A-3 Notes (collectively, the Series 2016-5 Class A Notes), issued by LStreet II, LLC (the Issuer) pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Series 2016-5 Supplement dated as of May 11, 2020, which was entered into between LStreet II, LLC as Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Trustee.

The Series 2016-5 transaction of the Issuer consists of the Series 2016-5 Class A Notes, as well as the unrated Series 2016-5 Deferrable Notes.

The Series 2016-5 Class A Notes are collateralized by the Class A-1LT-a and the Class A-1LT-b Notes of Davis Square Funding III, Ltd., which is itself collateralized by a pool of subprime and Alt-A residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities.

The ratings address (1) the likelihood of the Series 2016-5 Class A Noteholders receiving all principal distributions to which such Noteholders are entitled and (2) the likelihood of the Series 2016-5 Class A Noteholders receiving the amount of Series 2016-5 Class A Interest to which such Noteholders are entitled in each case, to the extent payable to the Series 2016-5 Class A Notes in accordance with the priorities of payment outlined in the Amended and Restated Series 2016-5 Supplement to the Base Indenture on or before the Final Maturity Date in November 2039.

For the avoidance of doubt, the ratings on the Series 2016-5 Class A Notes address the ultimate payment of the Series 2016-5 Class A Principal and the timely payment of the Series 2016-5 Class A Interest (three-month Libor plus 0.365% per annum). The DBRS Morningstar ratings do not address any other amounts that may be paid to the Series 2016-5 Class A Noteholders, including, but not limited to, the Series 2016-5 Class A Additional Amount.

There were no Environmental, Social, or Governance (ESG) factors that had a significant or relevant effect on the credit analysis.

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/396929.

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

The principal methodology is Rating Structured Finance CDO Restructurings (November 12, 2020), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

The DBRS Morningstar Sovereigns group releases baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereigns. DBRS Morningstar analysis considered impacts with the baseline scenarios set forth in the following report: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/384150.

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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