Fitch Affirms Welsh Road Funding LLC at ‘F1+sf’
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Welsh Road was established to issue CP, the proceeds of which are used to purchase variable funding note (VFN) advances issued by
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The rating of the CP notes is directly linked to that of BHI, as guarantor of the unconditional and irrevocable surety issued by its subsidiary, Columbia. BHI's Long-Term 'AA-' rating correlates to a Short-Term 'F1+' rating. Additional information on long- and short-term ratings correlations can be found at 'www.fitchratings.com'.
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The rating remains sensitive to the rating migration of BHI. A Long-term 'AA-' rating correlates to an 'F1+' Short-Term rating, but lower long-term ratings have a correlation that may overlap multiple short-term ratings. Specifically, a one-notch downgrade of BHI's Long-Term IDR to 'A+' from 'AA-' would likely have no impact on the current rating; however, a downgrade to 'A-' would result in an 'F1sf' or 'F2sf' rating. Such a determination would be decided by a ratings committee, taking into consideration input provided by Fitch's
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Applicable Criteria
Counterparty Criteria for Structured Finance and Covered Bonds (pub. 01
https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/886006
Global Rating Criteria for Single- and Multi-Name Credit-Linked Notes (pub.
https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/878513
Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria (pub.
https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/883130
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