Fitch Publishes Updated Global SF & Covered Bonds Criteria Hierarchy

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has published an updated version of its interactive Global Structured Finance (SF) and Covered Bonds (CVB) Rating Criteria Hierarchy. The report enables users to effectively navigate the various criteria reports related to the agency's coverage of the SF and CVB markets.

The updated report replaces the report of the same title previously published on April 7, 2015. Since its last publication, Fitch has updated and published the following SF and CVB criteria:

--'Rating Criteria for US Auto Loan ABS', April 10;

--'Criterio Global de Calificacion de Finanzas Estructuradas' (Translation of 'Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria'), April 13;

--'Canadian Residential Mortgage Loan Loss Model Criteria', April 16;

--'Surveillance Criteria for Trust Preferred CDOs', April 21;

--'Rating Criteria for Structured Finance Servicers', April 23;

--'Rating Criteria for U.S. Residential and Small Balance Commercial Mortgage Servicers', April 23;

--'Criterio para la Calificacion/Clasificacion de los Administradores de Financiamiento Estructurado' (Translation of 'Rating Criteria for Structured Finance Servicers'), April 23;

--'Criteria for Rating U.S. Auto Lease ABS', April 24.

The updated hierarchy report organizes all SF and CVB criteria reports based on applicability to different market sectors and provides direct links to the reports themselves. As of the date of the report, Fitch's SF and CVB groups maintain three Master, 13 Cross-Sector, and 77 Sector-Specific criteria reports, as well as 13 Spanish translations.

The full report, 'Global Structured Finance & Covered Bonds Rating Criteria Hierarchy,' is available on Fitch's website at www.fitchratings.com or by clicking on the link.

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research: Global Structured Finance & Covered Bonds Rating Criteria Hierarchy

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