DBRS Morningstar Discontinues its Rating on RBC Covered Bonds, Series CB25

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) discontinued its ratings on the Covered Bonds, Series CB25 (the Series) issued under the Royal Bank of Canada (Global Covered Bond Programme) as the Series was fully repaid.

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Notes:
The principal methodology is Rating and Monitoring Covered Bonds (April 27, 2020), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

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The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS Morningstar had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

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The last rating action on this program took place on October 15, 2020, when DBRS Morningstar discontinued its rating on the Covered Bonds, Series CB26.

For further information on DBRS Morningstar historical default rates published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in a central repository, see: http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml.

Lead Analyst: Jiani Xi, Vice President, Canadian Structured Finance
Rating Committee Chair: Tim O’Neil, Managing Director, Head of Canadian Structured Finance
Initial Rating Date: October 8, 2007

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Principal methodology: Rating and Monitoring Covered Bonds (April 27, 2020)
Link: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/360260/rating-and-monitoring-covered-bonds