Press Release

DBRS Morningstar Upgrades and Confirms Ratings on Dutch Property Finance 2020-1 B.V. and Dutch Property Finance 2021-1 B.V.

RMBS

January 27, 2023

DBRS Ratings GmbH (DBRS Morningstar) took the following rating actions on the notes issued by Dutch Property Finance 2020-1 B.V. and Dutch Property Finance 2021-1 B.V.:

Dutch Property Finance 2020-1 B.V. (DPF 2020-1):
-- Class A Notes confirmed at AAA (sf)
-- Class B Notes upgraded to AAA (sf) from AA (high) (sf)
-- Class C Notes upgraded to AA (high) (sf) from A (high) (sf)
-- Class D Notes upgraded to A (low) (sf) from BBB (sf)
-- Class E Notes upgraded to BBB (high) (sf) from BBB (low) (sf)

Dutch Property Finance 2021-1 B.V. (DPF 2021-1):
-- Class A notes confirmed at AAA (sf)
-- Class B notes upgraded to AA (high) (sf) from AA (sf)
-- Class C notes upgraded to AA (low) (sf) from A (sf)
-- Class D notes confirmed at BBB (high) (sf)

The ratings on the Class A Notes in both transactions and the rating on the DPF 2020-1 Class B Notes address the timely payment of interest and full repayment of principal by the legal maturity date. The ratings on the DPF 2021-1 Class B, Class C, and Class D notes and the DPF 2020-1 Class E Notes address the ultimate payment of interest and principal while junior and the timely payment of interest while the senior-most class outstanding.

The upgrades and confirmations follow an annual review of both transactions and are based on the following analytical considerations:
-- Portfolio performance, in terms of delinquencies, defaults, and losses, as of the October 2022 payment date;
-- Portfolio default rate (PD), loss given default (LGD), and expected loss assumptions on the remaining receivables; and
-- Current available credit enhancement to the notes to cover the expected losses at their respective rating levels.

The transactions are securitisations of mortgage loans secured against buy-to-let residential, mixed-use, and commercial real estate properties located in the Netherlands. RNHB B.V. either originated or acquired the mortgage loans and Vesting Finance Servicing B.V. services the portfolios.

PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE
DPF 2020-1:
As of 30 September 2022, two- to three-month arrears represented 0.3% of the outstanding portfolio balance, up from 0.0% one year prior, while loans at least three months in arrears represented 0.4% of the outstanding portfolio balance, down from 0.8% one year prior. The cumulative default ratio was 0.0%.

DPF 2021-1:
As of 30 September 2022, two- to three-month arrears represented 0.3% of the outstanding portfolio balance, up from 0.0% one year prior, while loans at least three months in arrears represented 0.0% of the outstanding portfolio balance, stable since September 2021. The cumulative default ratio was 0.0%.

PORTFOLIO ASSUMPTIONS AND KEY DRIVERS
DBRS Morningstar conducted a loan-by-loan analysis of the remaining pool of receivables in each transaction and updated its base case PD and LGD assumptions at the B (sf) rating level as follows:

DPF 2020-1: Base case PD of 7.3%; base case LGD of 10.3%
DPF 2021-1: Base case PD of 6.6%; base case LGD of 11.0%

CREDIT ENHANCEMENT AND RESERVES
DPF 2020-1:
As of the October 2022 payment date, credit enhancement to the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class E Notes was 31.9%, 23.3%, 17.1%, 9.2%, and 7.5%, respectively, up from 21.4%, 15.7%, 11.5%, 6.2%, and 5.0% at the time of DBRS Morningstar’s initial rating, respectively. Credit enhancement is provided by the subordination of the junior classes and a reserve fund of EUR 6.0 million, which is available to cover senior fees, interest, and principal via the principal deficiency ledgers (PDLs) on the rated notes.

DPF 2021-1:
As of the October 2022 payment date, credit enhancement to the Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D notes was 21.7%, 16.9%, 11.7%, and 6.1%, respectively, up from 17.7%, 13.8%, 9.5%, and 5.0% at the time of DBRS Morningstar’s initial rating, respectively. Credit enhancement is provided by the subordination of the junior classes and a reserve fund of EUR 10.5 million, which is available to cover senior fees, interest, and principal via the PDLs on the rated notes.

Elavon Financial Services DAC, UK Branch (Elavon) acts as the account bank for each transaction. Based on DBRS Morningstar’s private rating on Elavon, the downgrade provisions outlined in the transaction documents, and other mitigating factors inherent in the transaction structure, DBRS Morningstar considers the risk arising from the exposure to the account bank to be consistent with the ratings assigned to the Class A Notes in each transaction, as described in DBRS Morningstar's "Legal Criteria for European Structured Finance Transactions" methodology.

NatWest Markets Plc (NatWest) acts as the swap counterparty for each transaction. DBRS Morningstar's public Long Term Critical Obligations Rating of A (high) on NatWest is consistent with the first rating threshold as described in DBRS Morningstar's "Derivative Criteria for European Structured Finance Transactions" methodology.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance factors that had a significant or relevant impact 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.

DBRS Morningstar analysed the transaction structure in Intex DealMaker.

Notes:
All figures are in euros unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology applicable to the ratings is the “Master European Structured Finance Surveillance Methodology” (21 December 2022), https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/407695/master-european-structured-finance-surveillance-methodology.

Other methodologies referenced in this transaction are listed at the end of this press release. These may be found at: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/about/methodologies.

DBRS Morningstar has applied the principal methodology consistently and conducted a review of the transaction in accordance with the principal methodology.

A review of the transaction legal documents was not conducted as the legal documents have remained unchanged since the most recent rating actions.

For a more detailed discussion of the sovereign risk impact on Structured Finance ratings, please refer to “Appendix C: The Impact of Sovereign Ratings on Other DBRS Morningstar Credit Ratings” of the “Global Methodology for Rating Sovereign Governments” at: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/401817/global-methodology-for-rating-sovereign-governments.

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 sources of data and information used for these ratings include investor reports provided by Elavon as well as loan-level data provided by RNHB B.V. and the European DataWarehouse GmbH.

DBRS Morningstar did not rely upon third-party due diligence in order to conduct its analysis.

At the time of the initial ratings, DBRS Morningstar was supplied with third-party assessments. However, this did not impact the rating analysis.

DBRS Morningstar considers the data and information available to it for the purposes of providing these ratings to be of satisfactory quality.

DBRS Morningstar does not audit or independently verify the data or information it receives in connection with the rating process.

The last rating action on DPF 2020-1 took place on 28 January 2022, when DBRS Morningstar confirmed its ratings on the Class A, Class B, Class D, and Class E Notes at AAA (sf), AA (high) (sf), BBB (sf), and BBB (low) (sf), respectively, and upgraded its rating on the Class C Notes to A (high) (sf) from A (sf).

The last rating action on DPF 2021-1 took place on 1 March 2022, when DBRS Morningstar confirmed its ratings on the Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D notes at AAA (sf), AA (sf), A (sf), and BBB (high) (sf), respectively.

The lead analyst responsibilities for DPF 2020-1 have been transferred to Shalva Beshia.

Information regarding DBRS Morningstar ratings, including definitions, policies, and methodologies, is available at www.dbrsmorningstar.com.

Sensitivity Analysis: To assess the impact of changing the transaction parameters on the rating, DBRS Morningstar considered the following stress scenarios as compared with the parameters used to determine the rating (the base case):

-- DBRS Morningstar expected a lifetime base case PD and LGD for the pool based on a review of the current assets. Adverse changes to asset performance may cause stresses to base case assumptions and therefore have a negative effect on credit ratings.
-- The base case PD and LGD of the current pool of loans for the Issuer at the B (sf) rating level are as follows:

-- DPF 2020-1: Base case PD of 7.3%; base case LGD of 10.3%
-- DPF 2021-1: Base case PD of 6.6%; base case LGD of 11.0%

-- The risk sensitivity overview below illustrates the ratings expected if the PD and LGD increase by a certain percentage over the base case assumption. For example, if the LGD increases by 50%, the rating on the DPF 2020-1 Class A Notes would be expected to remain at AAA (sf), assuming no change in the PD. If the PD increases by 50%, the rating on the DPF 2020-1 Class A Notes would be expected to remain at AAA (sf), assuming no change in the LGD. Furthermore, if both the PD and LGD increase by 50%, the rating on the DPF 2020-1 Class A Notes would be expected to remain at AAA (sf).

DPF 2020-1:
Class A Notes Risk Sensitivity:
-- 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)

Class B Notes Risk Sensitivity:
-- 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (sf)

Class C Notes Risk Sensitivity:
-- 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (high) (sf)

Class D Notes Risk Sensitivity:
-- 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (low) (sf)
-- 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (low) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD, expected rating of A (low) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)

Class E Notes Risk Sensitivity:
-- 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (low) (sf)

DPF 2021-1:
Class A Risk Sensitivity:
-- 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AAA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (sf)

Class B Risk Sensitivity:
-- 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD, expected rating of AA (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD, expected rating of AA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (low) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (low) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (high) (sf)

Class C Risk Sensitivity:
-- 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of AA (low) (sf)
-- 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD, expected rating of A (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD, expected rating of A (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (high) (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (low) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (low) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of A (low) (sf)

Class D Risk Sensitivity:
-- 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD, expected rating of BBB (high) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD, expected rating of BBB (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (sf)
-- 25% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (low) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 25% increase in LGD, expected rating of BBB (low) (sf)
-- 50% increase in PD and 50% increase in LGD, expected rating of BB (high) (sf)

For further information on DBRS Morningstar historical default rates published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in a central repository, see: http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml. DBRS Morningstar understands further information on DBRS Morningstar historical default rates may be published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on its webpage: https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/credit-rating-agencies.

These ratings are endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the United Kingdom.

Lead Analyst: Shalva Beshia, Assistant Vice President
Rating Committee Chair: Alfonso Candelas, Senior Vice President
Initial Rating Dates:
DPF 2020-1: 8 January 2020
DPF 2021-1: 10 February 2021

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A description of how DBRS Morningstar analyses structured finance transactions and how the methodologies are collectively applied can be found at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/278375.

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