DBRS Morningstar Takes Rating Actions on Republic Finance Issuance Trust 2020-A and Republic Finance Issuance Trust 2021-A

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed eight ratings from two Republic Finance Issuance Trust transactions.

The rating actions are based on the following analytical considerations:

-- The transaction assumptions consider DBRS Morningstar’s baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereign economies, available in its commentary Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios For Rated Sovereigns - June 2023 Update, published on June 30, 2023. These baseline macroeconomic scenarios replace DBRS Morningstar’s moderate and adverse COVID-19 pandemic scenarios, which were first published in April 2020.

-- The collateral performance to date and DBRS Morningstar's assessment of future performance.

-- The transaction parties’ capabilities with regard to origination, underwriting, and servicing.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE 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/416784 (July 4, 2023).

Notes:
The principal methodology applicable to the credit ratings is “DBRS Morningstar Master U.S. ABS Surveillance” (July 20, 2023; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/417414).

Other methodologies referenced in these transactions are listed at the end of this press release.

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 rating was initiated at the request of the rated entity.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action.

DBRS Morningstar had access to the accounts, management, and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

This is a solicited credit rating.

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

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The credit rating methodologies used in the analysis of these transactions can be found at: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/about/methodologies.

-- Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Servicers (July 20, 2023), https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/417415.

-- Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Originators (July 20, 2023), https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/417416.

-- Legal Criteria for U.S. Structured Finance (December 7, 2022)
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/407008/legal-criteria-for-us-structured-finance.

-- Rating U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (February 6, 2023)
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/409449/rating-us-structured-finance-transactions.

-- Rating U.S. Credit Card Asset-Backed Securities (July 24, 2023)
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/417562/rating-us-credit-card-asset-backed-securities.

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