Morningstar DBRS Finalizes Provisional Credit Ratings on J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2024-5

DBRS, Inc. (Morningstar DBRS) finalized its provisional credit ratings on the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2024-5 (the Certificates) issued by J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2024-5 (JPMM 2024-5 or the Issuer):

-- $574.6 million Class A-1 at AAA (sf)
-- $574.6 million Class A-2 at AAA (sf)
-- $431.0 million Class A-3 at AAA (sf)
-- $323.2 million Class A-4 at AAA (sf)
-- $107.7 million Class A-5 at AAA (sf)
-- $258.6 million Class A-6 at AAA (sf)
-- $172.4 million Class A-7 at AAA (sf)
-- $64.6 million Class A-8 at AAA (sf)
-- $57.5 million Class A-9 at AAA (sf)
-- $57.5 million Class A-9-A at AAA (sf)
-- $57.5 million Class A-9-X at AAA (sf)
-- $143.7 million Class A-10 at AAA (sf)
-- $143.7 million Class A-10-X at AAA (sf)
-- $143.7 million Class A-11 at AAA (sf)
-- $143.7 million Class A-11-X at AAA (sf)
-- $143.7 million Class A-12 at AAA (sf)
-- $632.1 million Class A-X-1 at AAA (sf)
-- $16.6 million Class B-1 at AA (low) (sf)
-- $16.6 million Class B-1-A at AA (low) (sf)
-- $16.6 million Class B-1-X at AA (low) (sf)
-- $11.2 million Class B-2 at A (low) (sf)
-- $11.2 million Class B-2-A at A (low) (sf)
-- $11.2 million Class B-2-X at A (low) (sf)
-- $8.1 million Class B-3 at BBB (low) (sf)
-- $3.0 million Class B-4 at BB (sf)
-- $2.4 million Class B-5 at B (low) (sf)

Classes A-9-X, A-10-X, A-11-X, A-X-1, B-1-X, and B-2-X are interest-only (IO) certificates. The class balances represent notional amounts.

Classes A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-7, A-9, A-10, A-10-X, A-12, B-1, and B-2 are exchangeable certificates. These classes can be exchanged for combinations of base depositable certificates as specified in the offering documents.

Classes A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, A-7, A-8, A-10, A-11, and A-12 are super-senior certificates. These classes benefit from additional protection from the senior support certificates (Class A-9 and Class A-9-A certificates) with respect to loss allocation.

The AAA (sf) ratings on the Certificates reflect 6.50% of credit enhancement provided by subordinated certificates. AA (low) (sf), A (low) (sf), BBB (low) (sf), BB (sf), and B (low) (sf) ratings reflect 4.05%, 2.40%, 1.20%, 0.75%, and 0.40% of credit enhancement, respectively.

Other than the specified classes above, Morningstar DBRS does not rate any other classes in this transaction.

This transaction is a securitization of a portfolio of first-lien fixed-rate prime residential mortgages funded by the issuance of the Certificates. The Certificates are backed by 675 loans with a total principal balance of $676,029,722 as of the Cut-Off Date (June 1, 2024).

Subsequent to the issuance of the related Presale Report, one loan was removed from the pool. The Notes are backed by 676 mortgage loans with a total principal balance of $677,413,299 in the Presale Report. Unless specified otherwise, all the statistics regarding the mortgage loans in this report are based on the Presale Report balance.

The pool consists of fully amortizing fixed-rate mortgages with original terms to maturity from 15 to 30 years and a weighted-average (WA) loan age of two months. Approximately 79.8% of the loans are traditional, nonagency, prime jumbo mortgage loans. The remaining 20.2% of the pool are conforming mortgage loans that were underwritten using an automated underwriting system (AUS) designated by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and were eligible for purchase by such agencies. Details on the underwriting of conforming loans can be found in the Key Probability of Default Drivers section. In addition, all of the loans in the pool were originated in accordance with the new general Qualified Mortgage (QM) rule.

United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC (UWM) originated 44.8% of the pool. Various other originators, each comprising less than 15%, originated the remainder of the loans. The mortgage loans will be serviced or subserviced, as applicable, by Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing (Shellpoint; 43.7%), UWM (43.3%), loanDepot.com, LLC (7.1%), PennyMac Loan Services, LLC (4.2%), and PennyMac Corp (PennyMac; 1.7%). For the JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMCB)-serviced loans, Shellpoint will act as interim servicer until the loans transfer to JPMCB on the servicing transfer date (September 1, 2024).

For certain Servicers in this transaction, the servicing fee payable for mortgage loans is composed of three separate components: the base servicing fee, the delinquent servicing fee, and the additional servicing fee. These fees vary based on the delinquency status of the related loan and will be paid from interest collections before distribution to the securities.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC will act as the Master Servicer. Citibank, N.A. (Citibank; rated AA (low) with a Stable trend by Morningstar DBRS) will act as Securities Administrator and Delaware Trustee. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. will act as Custodian. Pentalpha Surveillance LLC will serve as the Representations and Warranties Reviewer.

The transaction employs a senior-subordinate, shifting-interest cash flow structure that incorporates performance triggers and credit enhancement floors.

The credit ratings reflect transactional strengths that include the following:
-- High-quality credit attributes.
-- Well-qualified borrowers.
-- Satisfactory third-party due-diligence review.
-- Structural enhancements.
-- 100% current loans.

The transaction also includes the following challenge:
-- Servicers' financial capabilities.

The full description of the strengths, challenges, and mitigating factors is detailed in the related rating report.

Morningstar DBRS' credit rating on the Certificates addresses the credit risk associated with the identified financial obligations in accordance with the relevant transaction documents. The associated financial obligations for each of the rated Certificates are the related Interest Distribution Amounts, the related Interest Shortfalls, and the related Class Principal Amounts (for non-IO Certificates).

Morningstar DBRS' long-term credit ratings provide opinions on risk of default. Morningstar DBRS considers risk of default to be the risk that an issuer will fail to satisfy the financial obligations in accordance with the terms under which a long-term obligation has been issued. The Morningstar DBRS short-term debt rating scale provides an opinion on the risk that an issuer will not meet its short-term financial obligations in a timely manner.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS

There were no Environmental/Social/Governance factor(s) 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 Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (January 23, 2024) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030.

Notes:
All figures are in US Dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology applicable to the credit ratings is RMBS Insight 1.3: U.S. Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Model and Rating Methodology (August 31, 2023) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/420108

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.

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

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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.

-- Assessing U.S. RMBS Pools Under the Ability-to-Repay Rules (April 28, 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/413297
-- Interest Rate Stresses for U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (February 26, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/428623
-- Third-Party Due-Diligence Criteria for U.S. RMBS Transactions (September 8, 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/420333
-- Representations and Warranties Criteria for U.S. RMBS Transactions (May 16, 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/414076
-- Legal Criteria for U.S. Structured Finance (April 15, 2024), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/431205
-- Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. RMBS Originators (August 31, 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/420106
-- Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. RMBS Servicers (August 31, 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/420107

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