KBRA Releases The Bank Treasury Newsletter

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) publishes the latest edition of The Bank Treasury Newsletter by Ethan Heisler, founder and editor-in-chief of The Bank Treasury Newsletter and Senior Director for KBRA.... Read more »

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Benchmark 2019-B9

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to 18 classes of Benchmark 2019-B9 (see ratings list below), an $883.5 million CMBS conduit transaction... Read more »

KBRA Releases Report Assigning AA+ to the MTA TRB Series 2019A with a Negative Outlook and K1+ to the Transportation Rev. BANs Series 2019A

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On January 24, 2019, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigned a Long-Term rating of AA+ with a Negative Outlook to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transportation Revenue Green Bonds, Series 2019A... Read more »

KBRA Releases Research Report: The [Updated] Case for Community Banks

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) publishes The [Updated] Case for Community Banks. This updated commentary and analysis outlining the relative strength of community banks builds upon the foundational research that... Read more »

KBRA Releases Research Report: Bank M&A in 2019

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) announces a new report, Bank M&A in 2019: Activity to Persist Despite Market Pressure, which provides our outlook and analysis of M&A activity in the... Read more »

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and Its Subsidiaries

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “aa-” of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, United of... Read more »

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of FMG Insurance Limited

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of FMG Insurance Limited (FMGIL) (New Zealand). The outlook of these Credit... Read more »

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, Series 2019-1

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to three classes of notes issued by Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust 2019-1 (“PMIT 2019-1”). This is a $171.664 million consumer loan ABS... Read more »

AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of PMG Assurance Ltd.

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” from “a-” of PMG Assurance Ltd. (PMG) (Bermuda).... Read more »

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to BDS 2019-FL3

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to seven classes of BDS 2019-FL3, a $600.0 million managed commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation... Read more »