Press Release

DBRS Morningstar Confirms Ratings on ARM Master Trust LLC, Series 2021-T1 and Series 2022-T1

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November 09, 2022

On November 8, 2022, DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) finalized its Appendix XIII: U.S. Agricultural Production Lending of the “Rating U.S. Structured Finance Transactions” methodology, after the closure of a request for comment period. DBRS Morningstar also finalized its new exhibits in the “Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Originators,” and “Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Servicers” methodologies for the U.S. Agricultural Production Lending asset class and a new Appendix XXVIII: U.S. Agricultural Production Lending of the “DBRS Morningstar Master U.S. ABS Surveillance” methodology (collectively, the Methodology Appendices).

As a result of the application of the finalized Methodology Appendices, DBRS Morningstar confirmed its ratings on the classes of debt as follows:

ARM Master Trust, LLC, Series 2022-T1:
-- Class A Notes at A (sf)
-- Class B Notes at BBB (sf)

ARM Master Trust, LLC, Series 2021-T1:
-- Class A Notes at A (sf)
-- Class B Notes at BBB (sf)

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance factors that had a significant or relevant effect on the credit analysis.

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/396929 (May 17, 2022).

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

The principal methodologies applied in the determination of the rating are Rating U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (November 8, 2022) and DBRS Morningstar Master U.S. ABS Surveillance (November 8, 2022), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

The DBRS Morningstar Sovereign group releases baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereigns. DBRS Morningstar analysis considered impacts consistent with the baseline scenarios as set forth in the following report: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/384482/baseline-macroeconomic-scenarios-application-to-credit-ratings.

The rated entity or its related entities did not 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.

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