DBRS Morningstar Discontinues Ratings on FT Santander Consumo 2

DBRS Ratings GmbH (DBRS Morningstar) discontinued its ratings on the notes issued by FT Santander Consumo 2 (the Issuer).

The discontinuations reflect the full repayment of the notes on 20 January 2020. The ratings and remaining balances of the notes were as follows:

-- Class A rated AA (sf) with a balance of EUR 601,188,494.00
-- Class B rated AA (sf) with a balance of EUR 50,000,000.00
-- Class C rated BBB (sf) with a balance of EUR 50,000,000.00
-- Class D rated BB (sf) with a balance of EUR 20,000,000.00
-- Class E rated B (sf) with a balance of EUR 15,000,000.00

Notes:
All figures are in euros unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology applicable to the ratings is the “Master European Structured Finance Surveillance Methodology”.

In DBRS Morningstar’s opinion, a discontinued-repaid rating action does not warrant the application of the entire principal methodology, as the bond has been repaid in full.

Other methodologies referenced in this transaction are listed at the end of this press release. These may be found on www.dbrs.com at: http://www.dbrs.com/about/methodologies.

For a more detailed discussion of the sovereign risk impact on Structured Finance ratings, please refer to “Appendix C: The Impact of Sovereign Ratings on Other DBRS Credit Ratings” of the “Global Methodology for Rating Sovereign Governments” at: https://www.dbrs.com/research/350410/global-methodology-for-rating-sovereign-governments.

The sources of data and information used for these ratings include information provided by Santander de Titulización S.G.F.T. S.A.

DBRS Morningstar did not rely upon third-party due diligence in order to conduct its analysis.

At the time of the initial rating, DBRS Morningstar was supplied with third-party assessments. However, this did not impact the rating analysis.

DBRS Morningstar considers the data and information available to it for the purposes of providing these ratings to be of satisfactory quality.

DBRS Morningstar does not audit or independently verify the data or information it receives in connection with the rating process.

The last rating action on this transaction took place on 6 December 2019, when DBRS Morningstar confirmed its ratings on the Class A, Class C, Class D, and Class E at AA (sf), BBB (sf), BB (sf), and B (sf), respectively, and upgraded its rating on the Class B to AA (sf) from A (sf).

Information regarding DBRS Morningstar ratings, including definitions, policies, and methodologies is available at www.dbrs.com.

As this is a discontinued-repaid rating action, sensitivity analysis is not applicable.

For further information on DBRS Morningstar historical default rates published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in a central repository, see:
http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml.

Ratings assigned by DBRS Ratings GmbH are subject to EU and US regulations only.

Lead Analyst: Daniele Canestrari, Senior Financial Analyst
Rating Committee Chair: Alfonso Candelas, Senior Vice President
Initial Rating Date: 9 December 2016

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The rating methodologies used in the analysis of this transaction can be found at: http://www.dbrs.com/about/methodologies.

-- Legal Criteria for European Structured Finance Transactions
-- Master European Structured Finance Surveillance Methodology
-- Operational Risk Assessment for European Structured Finance Servicers
-- Rating European Consumer and Commercial Asset-Backed Securitisations

A description of how DBRS Morningstar analyses structured finance transactions and how the methodologies are collectively applied can be found at: http://www.dbrs.com/research/278375.

For more information on this credit or on this industry, visit www.dbrs.com or contact us at info@dbrs.com.