DBRS Morningstar Publishes Updated Master European RMBS Rating Methodology and Portuguese Addendum

DBRS Morningstar published an updated version of its “Master European Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Rating Methodology and Jurisdictional Addenda” (the Methodology), with both the Methodology and its Portuguese Addendum updated.

DBRS Morningstar has conducted a periodic review of the Methodology and also its Portuguese Addendum.

This update supersedes the previous version published on 5 June 2023 and is effective as of 5 July 2023. DBRS Morningstar deems the update not to be material and has determined that no ratings are expected to change as a result of this update.

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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/416784/dbrs-morningstar-criteria-approach-to-environmental-social-and-governance-risk-factors-in-credit-ratings.

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.

DBRS Morningstar methodologies are publicly available on its website www.dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

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