Fitch Rates Tender Option Bond Series 2016-XM0179 Trust

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to the Floater Certificates and Residual Certificates of the Tender Option Bond Trust series listed below:

--Floater Certificates, Series 2016-XM0179 'AAA/F1', Stable Outlook;

--Residual Certificates, Series 2016-XM0179 'AAA', Stable Outlook.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The long-term 'AAA', Stable Outlook ratings assigned to the Floater and Residual Certificates are based on the rating that Fitch has assigned to Highland Park Independent School District (Dallas County, Texas) Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2016 (rated 'AAA', Stable Outlook) that have been deposited in the trust.

The short-term 'F1' rating assigned to the series 2016-XM0179 Floater Certificates is based on the liquidity facility provided by Credit Suisse, A.G., New York Branch (rated 'A/F1', Positive Outlook), which has a stated expiration date of March 15, 2017, unless such date is extended or earlier terminated.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

The short-term ratings assigned to the Floater Certificates will be adjusted upward or downward in conjunction with the short-term rating of the bank, and, in some cases, the long-term rating of the underlying bonds deposited in the trust. The long-term ratings assigned to the Floater and Residual Certificates are exclusively tied to the creditworthiness of the underlying bonds deposited in the trust and will reflect all changes to such rating.

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

Applicable Criteria

Guidelines for Rating Tender Option Bonds (pub. 10 Apr 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=864040

U.S. Municipal Structured Finance Criteria (pub. 23 Feb 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=862222

Additional Disclosures

Dodd-Frank Rating Information Disclosure Form

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/press_releases/content/ridf_frame.cfm?pr_id=1002146

Solicitation Status

https://www.fitchratings.com/gws/en/disclosure/solicitation?pr_id=1002146

Endorsement Policy

https://www.fitchratings.com/jsp/creditdesk/PolicyRegulation.faces?context=2&detail=31

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