DBRS Morningstar Confirms Ratings on Bay Street Funding Trust and King Street Funding Trust at R-1 (high) (sf)

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed its ratings on the Short-Term ABN, Series 1, Class A Notes issued by Bay Street Funding Trust (Bay Street) and the Asset-Backed CP Promissory Notes issued by King Street Funding Trust (together with Bay Street, the Trusts) at R-1 (high) (sf). The rating confirmations are based on the addition of a new transaction to the Trusts (Transaction 69) on November 17, 2022.

As part of DBRS Morningstar’s ongoing efforts to increase the transparency of reporting on asset-backed commercial paper conduit activity, DBRS Morningstar released a transaction summary report providing details of Transaction 69, which consists of a portfolio of fixed-rate retail loan contracts secured by new and used automobiles, sport-utility vehicles, and light trucks.

ESG CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance 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/dbrs-morningstar-criteria-approach-to-environmental-social-and-governance-risk-factors-in-credit-ratings (May 17, 2022).

Notes:
The principal methodology is Rating Canadian Auto Retail Loan and Lease Securitizations (October 26, 2022), 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.

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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