Morningstar DBRS Discontinues Credit Ratings on All Remaining Classes of FREMF 2017-K729 Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-K729

DBRS Limited (Morningstar DBRS) discontinued its credit ratings on Classes B and C of the Multifamily Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2017-K729 issued by FREMF 2017-K729 Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-K729. These classes were repaid with the November 25, 2024, remittance. Morningstar DBRS also discontinued and withdrew the credit rating on Class X-2B, as the lowest-rated reference obligation for Class X-2B has been repaid. These Classes were the last outstanding Morningstar DBRS-rated Classes outstanding. This credit rating action concludes Morningstar DBRS' surveillance of this transaction.

Morningstar DBRS' credit ratings on the applicable classes address the credit risk associated with the identified financial obligations in accordance with the relevant transaction documents. Where applicable, a description of these financial obligations can be found in the transactions' respective press releases at issuance.

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 Factors in Credit Ratings (August 13, 2024; https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/437781/morningstar-dbrs-criteria-approach-to-environmental-social-and-governance-factors-in-credit-ratings).

Class X-2B is interest-only (IO) certificate that reference a single rated tranche or multiple rated tranches. The IO rating mirrors the lowest-rated applicable reference obligation tranche adjusted upward by one notch if senior in the waterfall.

Notes:
The principal methodology is North American CMBS Surveillance Methodology (December 13, 2024, https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/444617/)

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

The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link under Related Documents or by contacting us at info-DBRS@morningstar.com.

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 note a sensitivity analysis is not performed on discontinued bonds.

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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.

-- North American CMBS Multi-Borrower Rating Methodology (December 13, 2024)/North American CMBS Insight Model Version 1.2.0.0, https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/444616/)

-- Morningstar DBRS North American Commercial Real Estate Property Analysis Criteria (September 19, 2024; https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/439702/)

-- Legal Criteria for U.S. Structured Finance (December 3, 2024; https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/444064/)

-- North American Commercial Mortgage Servicer Rankings (August 23, 2024; https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/438283/)

A description of how Morningstar DBRS analyzes structured finance transactions and how the methodologies are collectively applied can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/417279. (July 17, 2023)

For more information on this credit or on this industry, visit https://dbrs.morningstar.com or contact us at info-DBRS@morningstar.com.