DBRS Morningstar Confirms Credit Ratings on AM Capital Funding, LLC Series 2018-1

DBRS Morningstar confirmed its ratings on the two classes of debt issued by AM Capital Funding, LLC Series 2018-1 as follows:

-- Class A Notes at A (high) (sf)
-- Class B Notes at BB (sf)

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND 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 (July 4, 2023) at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/416784.

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

The principal methodologies applicable to the credit ratings are DBRS Morningstar Master U.S. ABS Surveillance (October 22, 2023; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/422279) and Rating U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (October 30, 2023; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/422592).

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

The transaction assumptions consider DBRS Morningstar’s baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereign economies, available in its commentary, “Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios for Rated Sovereigns: September 2023 Update” (https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/421227), published on September 28, 2023. These baseline macroeconomic scenarios replace DBRS Morningstar’s moderate and adverse coronavirus pandemic scenarios, which were first published in April 2020.

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 credit rating was initiated at the request of the rated entity.

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

This is a solicited credit rating.

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

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

-- DBRS Morningstar CLO Insight Model (v.1.0.0.0) (October 22, 2023;
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/422269)

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