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Company Press Release Title
11/05/2020 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Conclude Analytical Integration Process
10/23/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/22/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/21/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/20/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/16/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on Certain U.S. CLOs Collateralized by Broadly Syndicated Loans
10/16/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on Certain U.S. CLOs Collateralized by Broadly Syndicated Loans
10/15/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on Middle Market CLO Transactions
10/15/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/14/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/13/2020 DBRS Morningstar Assigns New Ratings on Certain U.S. CLOs Collateralized by Broadly Syndicated Bank Loans
10/13/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/09/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/08/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/08/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws U.S. Asset-Backed Consumer Finance Operational Risk Assessments Ranking
10/08/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/07/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/07/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/06/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/01/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
10/01/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws U.S. Residential Operational Risk Assessments Rankings
09/30/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
09/29/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
09/25/2020 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings (MCR) Provide Additional Information on Legacy MCR-Rated U.S. CLOs Collateralized by Broadly Syndicated Bank Loans
09/24/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
09/23/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
09/17/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
09/03/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
08/31/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings and DBRS Update U.S. Structured Credit Collateralized Loan Obligation Asset Class Coverage
08/20/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
08/19/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
08/14/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
08/07/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
08/06/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
08/05/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
08/05/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
07/31/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
07/29/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
07/24/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
07/24/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings for AM Capital Funding, LLC Series 2018-1 and Scala Funding Company, LLC Series 2016-1
07/24/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
07/23/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Places Residential Operational Risk Assessments Rankings Under Review
07/23/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings and DBRS Update U.S. Structured Credit Collateralized Loan Obligation Asset Class Coverage
07/22/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
07/17/2020 DBRS Morningstar Assigns Ratings to AM Capital Funding LLC Series 2018-1 and Scala Funding Company LLC Series 2016-1
07/16/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
07/15/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
07/10/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
07/02/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
07/02/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Rating on Horizon Funding Trust 2019-1
06/30/2020 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Provide Notification on Methodology Decisions for U.S. Healthcare Receivables Securitization Transactions
06/30/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Places Ratings on Mortgage Servicing Rights Asset Class Under Review
06/26/2020 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. Precious Metals Asset Class Coverage
06/25/2020 DBRS Morningstar Assigns Rating to Horizon Funding Trust 2019-1
06/17/2020 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. Upstream Oil & Gas Proved Developed Producing Reserves Asset Class Coverage
06/16/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings and DBRS Update U.S. Structured Credit Collateralized Loan Obligation Asset Class Coverage
06/16/2020 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. Venture Debt Asset Class Coverage
06/12/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
06/10/2020 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. Tax Credits and U.S. Life Insurance and Life Annuity Contracts (LILAC) Asset Class Coverage
05/28/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
05/28/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Places Ratings on Single-Family Rental Asset Class Under Review
05/20/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
05/15/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
05/11/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
05/11/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Places Ratings on Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-MH1 Under Review
05/08/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Places Ratings on Reverse Mortgage Asset Class Under Review
05/07/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
05/06/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
05/04/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
05/01/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
04/27/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
04/24/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Places U.S. Single-Asset/Single Borrower (SASB) Transactions Backed by Retail Properties Under Review Negative
04/23/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
04/20/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
04/13/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
03/31/2020 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. ABS Railroad Right-of-Way Asset Class Coverage
03/31/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on GSE CRT and MI-Linked Notes Asset Classes Rated by Its Affiliated Rating Agency, DBRS Morningstar
03/30/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on certain N.A. SASB Transactions
03/27/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Places U.S. Single-Asset/Single-Borrower (SASB) Transactions Backed by Hospitality Properties Under Review Negative
03/19/2020 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. ABS Small Business Administration 7(a) Loans Asset Class Coverage
03/17/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Provides an Update on Ratings in GSE-CRT and MI-Linked Notes Asset Classes Now Rated by Its Affiliated Rating Agency, DBRS Morningstar
03/01/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Publishes Update on North American Single-Asset/Single-Borrower Transactions
02/21/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on Shelter Growth Capital Partners CRE 2019- FL2
02/04/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Provides Additional Information on Withdrawn Ratings on Certain Asset-Backed Securities Transactions
01/24/2020 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. ABS Litigation Finance Asset Class Coverage
01/09/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on Vertical Bridge Secured Tower Revenue Notes Series 2016-2 and Vertical Bridge Secured Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2018-2
01/09/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on DRB Capital Securitization, Series 2017-A and DRB Capital Securitization, Series 2018-A
01/09/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on Coinstar Funding, LLC Series 2017-1, Coinstar Funding, LLC Series 2018-1, SESAC Finance, LLC, Series 2019-1 and ME Funding, LLC, Series 2019-1
01/02/2020 DBRS Morningstar Assigns Ratings to DRB Capital Securitization, Series 2017-A and DRB Capital Securitization, Series 2018-A
01/02/2020 DBRS Morningstar Assigns Ratings to Vertical Bridge Secured Tower Revenue Notes Series 2016-2 and Vertical Bridge Secured Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2018-2
01/02/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on Outstanding Ratings on Multiborrower Transactions
01/02/2020 DBRS Morningstar Assigns Ratings to Coinstar Funding, LLC Series 2017-1; Coinstar Funding, LLC Series 2018-1; SESAC Finance, LLC, Series 2019-1; and ME Funding, LLC, Series 2019-1
01/02/2020 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on Certain U.S. RMBS now rated by its affiliated rating agency, DBRS Morningstar
12/27/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. ABS Agricultural Production Lending Asset Class Coverage
12/27/2019 DBRS Morningstar Releases Updated Surveillance Ratings on Remaining Interest-Only U.S. Single-Family Rental Classes Previously Placed Under Review
12/23/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on Outstanding Ratings on Multiborrower Transactions
12/20/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Update U.S. Operational Risk Coverage for U.S. ABS
12/20/2019 DBRS Morningstar Names Leaders for U.S. ABS and U.S. Structured Credit Teams
12/19/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. ABS Mixed Pool Structured Settlements Asset Class Coverage
12/19/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. ABS Cell Tower Asset Class Coverage
12/18/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on Certain U.S. RMBS Now Rated by its Affiliated Rating Agency, DBRS Morningstar
12/10/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Withdraw Outstanding Ratings on Multiborrower Transactions
12/10/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on Continental Credit Card ABS 2016-1, LLC, Continental Credit Card ABS 2017-1, LLC, and Continental Credit Card ABS 2019-1, LLC
12/09/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on GoodGreen 2016-1, GoodGreen 2017-1, GoodGreen 2017-2, and GoodGreen 2018-1
12/03/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. ABS Whole Business Asset Class Coverage
12/02/2019 DBRS Morningstar Withdraws Ratings on PSP Funding LLC Series 2019-1
11/26/2019 DBRS Morningstar Assigns Ratings to Continental Credit Card ABS 2016-1, LLC, Continental Credit Card ABS 2017-1, LLC, and Continental Credit Card ABS 2019-1, LLC
11/25/2019 DBRS Morningstar Assigns Ratings to GoodGreen 2016-1, GoodGreen 2017-1, GoodGreen 2017-2, and GoodGreen 2018-1
11/22/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings Places Ratings on GSE CRT and MI-Linked Notes Asset Classes Under Review
11/18/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on Towd Point Asset Trust 2018-SL1
11/18/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on HERO Funding 2017-1 HERO Funding 2017-2 and Hero Funding 2017-3
11/14/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Provide Notification and Methodology Decisions for NA Single-Asset/Single-Borrower Transactions
11/13/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Consolidating Registrations with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
11/11/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings Places Ratings on CLO Transactions Under Review
10/29/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm North American Commercial Mortgage Servicer Evaluations
10/15/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. Structured Credit Asset Class Coverage
10/02/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings Withdraws Ratings on Certain U.S. RMBS Asset Classes With Overlapping Ratings
10/01/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. Operational Risk Asset Class Coverage
09/30/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Provide Status Update on Analytical Integration Process for Government-Sponsored Enterprise and Mortgage Insurance Credit Risk Transfer Transactions
09/23/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm Commercial PACE Asset Class Coverage
09/23/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Provide Notification on Methodology Decisions for Corporate, Financial Institutions and Sovereign Sectors
09/20/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Release Updated Criteria for North American Commercial Real Estate Property Net Cash Flow Analysis
09/16/2019 DBRS Morningstar Requests Market Feedback On Potential Harmonization Option For Rating Symbols
09/12/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Provide Notification on Methodology and Model Decisions for U.S. CMBS IO Certificates and MB Transactions
09/12/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Provide Notification on Methodology Decisions for U.S. Single-Family Rental Interest-Only Classes
09/03/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm Residential PACE Coverage and Address Credit Card and Residential PACE Overlapping Asset Classes
08/30/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings Places Ratings on Certain U.S. RMBS Sectors Under Review
08/30/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. RMBS Asset Class Coverage
08/20/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Confirm U.S. ABS Asset Class Coverage
07/16/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Name Leaders for Joint CMBS, RMBS Teams
07/11/2019 DBRS and Morningstar Credit Ratings Announce Analytical Integration Process and Ratings Overlap
07/02/2019 Morningstar Names Detlef Scholz President of Expanded Credit Ratings Organization
05/29/2019 Morningstar to Accelerate Credit Ratings Business with DBRS Acquisition
03/12/2019 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Begin Rating CRE CLOs
11/28/2018 Morningstar Credit Ratings Publishes New Methodology for Rating U.S. CMBS Conduit/Fusion Deals
09/26/2018 Advance Notice of Model and Methodology Change
09/24/2018 Morningstar Credit Ratings is developing CRE CLO Rating Methodology
06/01/2018 Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC Publishes New Methodology for U.S. CMBS Single-Asset/Single-Borrower Ratings
04/03/2018 Morningstar Credit Ratings Mall Monitor Finds 2012 Mall-Backed Loans Are Thriving but May Face Incoming Maturity Headwinds
02/13/2018 Brian Grow Named President of Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC
09/15/2017 Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC Launches Ratings of REITs
06/28/2017 Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC Affirms Its MOR RV1 Residential Vendor Ranking for ServiceLink
06/27/2017 Lea Overby Named Head of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) Research and Analytics for Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC
06/19/2017 Morningstar Credit Ratings Assigns MOR RV1 Residential Vendor Ranking to Premium Title in the Real Estate Services Market
05/15/2017 Morningstar Credit Ratings Publishes Report on Commercial Mortgage Servicing Portfolio Trends
04/24/2017 Morningstar Credit Ratings Announces Launch of Next Generation DealView CMBS Monitoring Service
04/11/2017 Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC Assigns MOR RV1 Residential Vendor Ranking to First Associates Loan Servicing, LLC as a Consumer Finance Servicer
02/27/2017 NAIC Extends Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC Designation to Include Financial Institutions, Brokers, or Dealers; Corporate Issuers
08/29/2016 Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC Now Registered to Rate Corporate Issuers and Financial Institutions
05/17/2016 Morningstar Relocates New York Office to 4 World Trade Center and Quadruples Space
05/10/2016 Morningstar Credit Ratings Publishes First “Deal Agent” Ranking for Newly-Created Oversight Role in U.S. RMBS Market
02/11/2016 Morningstar Credit Ratings Enhances U.S. RMBS Ratings Methodology with Mortgage Insurance Analysis
09/21/2014 Morningstar Credit Ratings Publishes U.S. ABS Ratings Methodology
06/27/2014 National Association of Insurance Commissioners Extends Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC
06/13/2014 Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC Publishes New U.S. RMBS Ratings Methodology
06/04/2014 Trepp to Deliver Morningstar Credit Ratings DealView Surveillance Analysis to Clients
06/02/2014 Morningstar Credit Ratings DealView Surveillance Reports for CMBS Now Available to All Investors
04/07/2014 Violet Diamant Joins Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC as Managing Director, Asset-Backed Securities
02/25/2014 Calvin Wong Named Chief Credit Officer of Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC
01/28/2014 Morningstar Credit Ratings Now Provides Surveillance Service for Freddie Mac K-Series Transactions
01/22/2014 Morningstar Credit Ratings Provides CMBS Ratings to Bloomberg
08/29/2013 Vickie Tillman Named President of Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC
07/10/2013 Morningstar Credit Ratings Now Qualifies as a Rating Agency under Amended Underwriter Exemption of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
05/13/2013 Morningstar Credit Ratings to Provide CMBS Ratings to Trepp Clients
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