DBRS Morningstar Discontinues Credit Rating on Affirm Asset Securitization Trust 2020-Z1

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) discontinued its outstanding credit rating on the Class A Notes issued by Affirm Asset Securitization Trust 2020-Z1 as a result of repayment.

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 rating is DBRS Morningstar Master U.S. ABS Surveillance (October 22, 2023; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/422279).

Other methodologies referenced in this transaction 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 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.

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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.

-- 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 (October 30, 2023),
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/422592.
-- Global Methodology for Rating CLOs and Corporate CDOs (October 22, 2023)
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/422269.

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