Fitch to Rate FREMF 2016-K60 Multifamily Mtge PT Ctfs & Freddie Mac SPC, Ser K-060; Presale Issued

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has issued a presale report on FREMF 2016-K60 Multifamily Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K-060. Fitch expects to rate the transaction and assign Ra... Read more »

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In this real-world technology transfer example, we wonder whether Boston Scientific's new Spot Mini robot will change the delivery game. Read more »

Fitch 50 LatAm: High Default Risk & Negative Rating Actions to Burden High Yield Corporates in 2017

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With record high defaults in 2016, no respite is expected for Latin American corporates in 2017, according to the eighth annual Fitch 50 Latin America. "Downgrades will continue to outpace upgrades... Read more »

Fitch: US RMBS Liquidation Timelines Beginning to Decline

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Fitch: US RMBS Liquidation Timelines Beginning to Declinehttps://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/891920 Liquidation timelines on defaulted mortgage loans appear to have peaked, a new Fitch Ratings ... Read more »

Fitch Affirms Canyons School District, UT’s GOs at ‘AAA’; Outlook Stable

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following Canyons School District Board of Education (the district), Utah ratings: --Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AAA'; --$233 million general obligation (GO) bonds, series 2011,... Read more »

Fitch: LatAm Corporates Outlook Negative in 2017; Risk High

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2017 Rating Outlook for Latin American corporates is Negative on heightened credit risk, according a new Fitch Ratings report. "With 31% of Fitch's Latin American corporate portfolio having a... Read more »

Fitch Expects to Rate SoFi Mortgage Trust 2016-1; Presale Issued

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: SoFi Mortgage Trust 2016-1 (US RMBS) https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/891802 Fitch Ratings expects to rate SoFi Mortgage Trust 2016-1 (SFPMT 2016-1) as follows: --$123,952,000 class 1A-1 exc... Read more »

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns Preliminary Ratings to SoFi Mortgage Trust Series 2016-1 (SFPMT 2016-1)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to thirty-six classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from SoFi Lending Corp.’s inaugural prime jumbo RMBS securitization, SoFi Mortgage Trust Series 2016-1 (SFPMT... Read more »

Fitch Affirms Ecopetrol’s Foreign and Local Currency IDRs at ‘BBB’; Outlook Negative

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ecopetrol S.A.'s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BBB'. The Rating Outlook is Negative. Fitch has also affirmed the company's National Long and... Read more »

Fitch Affirms PeaceHealth (WA) Rev Bonds at ‘A+’; Stable Outlook

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A+' rating on PeaceHealth's outstanding debt, which is listed at the end of the press release. The Rating Outlook is Stable. SECURITY The bonds are... Read more »