Morningstar DBRS Discontinues Credit Rating on Lendmark Funding Trust 2018-A

DBRS, Inc. (Morningstar DBRS) discontinued its outstanding credit rating on the Class B Advance issued by Lendmark Funding Trust 2018-A as a result of an amendment.

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 Morningstar DBRS considers ESG factors within the Morningstar DBRS analytical framework can be found in the “DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors” (July 4, 2023) in Credit Ratings at https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/416784.

Notes:
The principal methodology applicable to the credit rating is “DBRS Morningstar Master U.S. ABS Surveillance” (October 22, 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/422279.

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

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.

Morningstar DBRS 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://dbrs.morningstar.com/about/methodologies.

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

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

-- Legal Criteria for U.S. Structured Finance (December 7, 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/425081

-- Rating U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (October 30, 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/422592

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