DBRS Morningstar Confirms Two AT&T Receivables Funding, LLC Securities

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed the credit ratings on the following securities issued by AT&T Receivables Funding, LLC:

-- September 28, 2022 Investment at AA (sf)
-- March 29, 2023 Investment at AA (sf)

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 - December 2023 Update, published on December 19, 2023. These baseline macroeconomic scenarios replace DBRS Morningstar’s moderate and adverse COVID-19 pandemic scenarios, which were first published in April 2020.

-- The ability of the transaction to withstand stresses in the cash flow scenarios and repay investors in accordance with the terms of the transaction.

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

-- The transaction’s capital structure and form and sufficiency of available credit enhancement.

-- The transaction’s performance to date, with losses close to initial expectations and rapid portfolio repayment speed.

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 (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 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, 2023),
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/425081

Rating U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (October 30, 2023),
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/422592

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

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