DBRS Morningstar Discontinues Credit Ratings on All Remaining Classes of B2R Mortgage Trust 2016-1

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) discontinued and withdrew its credit ratings on Classes D, E, F, and G issued by B2R Mortgage Trust 2016-1 (the trust). The trust was terminated in October 2023 with no balance reported for the certificates. This concludes DBRS Morningstar’s surveillance of this transaction.

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 (July 4, 2023) https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/416784.

Notes:

The principal methodology is North American CMBS Surveillance Methodology (March 16, 2023; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/410912).

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.

Please note a risk sensitivity analysis was not performed as the credit ratings were discontinued.

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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.

North American CMBS Multi-Borrower Rating Methodology (November 3, 2023)/North American CMBS Insight Model v 1.2.0.0
(https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/422859)

Legal Criteria for U.S. Structured Finance (December 7, 2023;
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/425081)

DBRS Morningstar North American Commercial Real Estate Property Analysis Criteria (September 22, 2023;
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/420982)

North American Commercial Mortgage Servicer Rankings (August 23, 2023;
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/419592)

Interest Rate Stresses for U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (June 9, 2023;
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/415687)

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/417279 (July 17, 2023).

For more information on this credit or on this industry, visit www.dbrsmorningstar.com or contact us at [email protected].