Morningstar DBRS Assigns Provisional Credit Ratings to LBA Trust 2024-BOLT

DBRS, Inc. (Morningstar DBRS) assigned provisional credit ratings to the following classes of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2024-BOLT (the Certificates) to be issued by LBA Commercial Mortgage Trust 2024-BOLT (the Trust):

--Class A at AAA (sf)
--Class X-CP at BBB (high) (sf)
--Class X-EXT at BBB (high) (sf)
--Class B at AA (low) (sf)
--Class C at A (sf)
--Class D at BBB (sf)

All trends are Stable.

CREDIT RATING RATIONALE/DESCRIPTION

The LBA Trust 2024-BOLT transaction is collateralized by the borrower’s fee-simple interests in a portfolio of 18 cross-collateralized industrial properties totaling 9.87 million sf. The portfolio is spread across nine states, including Illinois, South Carolina, Maryland and 11 markets, including Baltimore, Chicago, and Orange County. The properties themselves are all bulk distribution with a relatively small office component, accounting for only 4.1% of the total sf. Overall, the portfolio markets have solid fundamentals with positive annual growth in rents while absorbing new supply. Morningstar DBRS continues to take a favorable view on the long-term growth and stability of the warehouse and logistics sector.

Morningstar DBRS’ credit rating on the Certificates addresses the credit risk associated with the identified financial obligations in accordance with the relevant transaction documents. The associated financial obligations are the related Principal Amounts and Interest Distribution Amounts for the rated classes.

Morningstar DBRS’ credit rating does not address nonpayment risk associated with contractual payment obligations contemplated in the applicable transaction document(s) that are not financial obligations.

Morningstar DBRS’ long-term credit ratings provide opinions on risk of default. Morningstar DBRS considers risk of default to be the risk that an issuer will fail to satisfy the financial obligations in accordance with the terms under which a long-term obligation has been issued. The Morningstar DBRS short-term debt rating scale provides an opinion on the risk that an issuer will not meet its short-term financial obligations in a timely manner.

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 Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (January 23, 2024) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030/morningstar-dbrs-criteria:-approach-to-environmental,-social,-and-governance-risk-factors-in-credit-ratings.

Classes X-CP, and X-EXT are interest-only (IO) certificates that reference a single rated tranche or multiple rated tranches. The IO rating mirrors the lowest-rated applicable reference obligation tranche adjusted upward by one notch if senior in the waterfall.

All credit ratings are subject to surveillance, which could result in credit ratings being upgraded, downgraded, placed under review, confirmed, or discontinued by Morningstar DBRS.

Notes:

All figures are in US Dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology is North American Single-Asset/Single-Borrower Ratings Methodology (March 01, 2024) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/428799/north-american-single-asset/single-borrower-ratings-methodology.

Other methodologies referenced in this transaction are listed at the end of this press release.

With regard to due diligence services, Morningstar DBRS was provided with the Form ABS Due Diligence-15E (Form-15E), which contains a description of the information that a third party reviewed in conducting the due diligence services and a summary of the findings and conclusions. While due diligence services outlined in Form-15E do not constitute part of Morningstar DBRS’ methodology, Morningstar DBRS used the data file outlined in the independent accountant’s report in its analysis to determine the credit ratings referenced herein.

The credit rating was initiated at the request of the rated entity.

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

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

This is a solicited credit rating.

A provisional credit rating is not a final credit rating with respect to the above-mentioned securities and may change or be different than the final credit rating assigned or may be discontinued. The assignment of the final credit ratings on the above-mentioned securities are subject to receipt by Morningstar DBRS of all data and/or information and final documentation that Morningstar DBRS deems necessary to finalize the credit ratings.

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

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

North American Commercial Mortgage Servicer Rankings (August 23, 2023)
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/419592/north-american-commercial-mortgage-servicer-rankings.

DBRS Morningstar North American Commercial Real Estate Property Analysis Criteria (September 22, 2023)
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/420982/dbrs-morningstar-north-american-commercial-real-estate-property-analysis-criteria.

Rating North American CMBS Interest-Only Certificates (December 13, 2023)
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/425261/rating-north-american-cmbs-interest-only-certificates.

Legal Criteria for U.S. Structured Finance (April 15, 2024)
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/431205/legal-criteria-for-u.s.-structured-finance.

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