Morningstar DBRS Takes Credit Rating Action on AT&T Receivables Funding, LLC

DBRS, Inc. (Morningstar DBRS) confirmed two credit ratings and discontinued one credit rating due to full repayment from three securities issued by AT&T Receivables Funding, LLC as detailed in the summary chart below.

The credit rating actions are based on the following analytical considerations:

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

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

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

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

-- The transaction assumptions consider Morningstar DBRS' baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereign economies, available in its commentary, "Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios for Rated Sovereigns December 2024 Update," published on December 19, 2024. These baseline macroeconomic scenarios replace Morningstar DBRS' moderate and adverse coronavirus pandemic scenarios, which were first published in April 2020.

September 28, 2023 Investment, March 25, 2024 Investment, & September 26, 2024 Investment
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.

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.

Notes:
The principal methodology applicable to the credit ratings is Morningstar DBRS Master U.S. ABS Surveillance (January 10, 2025) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/445740.
Other methodologies referenced in this transaction are listed at the end of this press release.

The credit ratings were initiated at the request of the rated entity.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the credit rating process for these credit rating actions.

Morningstar DBRS had access to the accounts, management, and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with these credit rating actions.

These are solicited credit ratings.

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.

-- Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Originators and Servicers (December 05, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/444162

-- Legal Criteria for U.S. Structured Finance (December 03, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/444064

-- Rating U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (November 18, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/443136

-- Interest Rate Stresses for U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (February 26, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/428623

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