DBRS Morningstar Confirms and Withdraws the Ratings on Lendmark Funding Trust 2016-B

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed the ratings on Series 2016-B, Class I-A Notes and Series 2016-B, Class III-A Notes at BBB (sf) and BBB (sf), respectively, issued by Lendmark Funding Trust 2016-B. Additionally, DBRS Morningstar has withdrawn the outstanding ratings at the request of the lender.

The rating actions are based on DBRS Morningstar’s review of the following analytical considerations:

-- The transaction assumptions consider DBRS Morningstar’s set of macroeconomic scenarios for select economies related to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), available in its commentary “Global Macroeconomic Scenarios: March 2021 Update,” published on March 17, 2021. DBRS Morningstar initially published macroeconomic scenarios on April 16, 2020, that have been regularly updated. The scenarios were last updated on March 17, 2021, and are reflected in DBRS Morningstar’s rating analysis.

-- The assumptions consider the moderate macroeconomic scenario outlined in the commentary, with the moderate scenario serving as the primary anchor for current ratings. The moderate scenario factors in increasing success in containment during the first half of 2021, enabling the continued relaxation of restrictions.

-- The transaction is a securitization of consumer loans. The deal benefits from credit enhancement consisting of overcollateralization and a reserve account. The aggregate pool balance was $53,291,066. The monthly default ratio is 0.11%.

-- Transaction capital structure, current rating, and form and sufficiency of available credit enhancement.

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

-- The credit quality of the collateral pool and historical performance as of March 2021.

ESG CONSIDERATIONS
A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework can be found in the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262.

Notes:
All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology is DBRS Morningstar Master U.S. ABS Surveillance (May 27, 2020), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

For more information regarding rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357883.

For more information regarding structured finance rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/358308.

For more information regarding the structured finance rating approach and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/359905.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS Morningstar had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

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

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the United Kingdom, and by DBRS Ratings GmbH for use in the European Union, respectively. The following additional regulatory disclosures apply to endorsed ratings:

The last rating action on this transaction took place on February 3, 2021, when DBRS Morningstar confirmed and withdrew the ratings on Series 2016-B, Class II-A Notes and Series 2016-B, Class II-B Notes.

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. DBRS Morningstar understands further information on DBRS Morningstar historical default rates may be published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on its webpage: https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/credit-rating-agencies.

Lead Analyst: Christopher O’Connell, Senior Vice President, U.S. ABS - Global Structured Finance
Rating Committee Chair: Tim O’Neil, Managing Director, Head of Canadian Structured Finance - Global Structured Finance
Initial Rating Date: October 26, 2016

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DBRS Morningstar Master U.S. ABS Surveillance (May 27, 2020) https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/361480/dbrs-morningstar-master-us-abs-surveillance