On June 14, 2023, DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) upgraded Ford Motor Company’s (Ford or the Company) Issuer Rating to BBB (low) from BB (high). DBRS Morningstar also upgraded the ratings on Ford’s Long-Term Debt, Revolving Credit Facility, and Senior Unsecured Convertible Debt to BBB (low) from BB (high). Concurrently, DBRS Morningstar upgraded Ford Motor Credit Company LLC’s (Ford Motor Credit) Long-Term Debt rating and Long-Term Issuer Rating to BBB (low) from BB (high) as well as its Short-T...
This commentary discusses the building headwinds impacting the auto finance sector. Key highlights include: • Following two years of strong results due to robust used vehicle values and lower credit losses, potholes are emerging in the operating environment for U.S. auto finance companies that will be headwinds to their financial performance over the near-term. • Going forward, we see higher funding costs as continuing to pressure net interest margins and company bottom lines, especially ...
This commentary reviews the 2Q22 results for U.S. banks. Key highlights include: • While the operating environment remains complicated and uncertain, U.S. banks performed well in 2Q22. • The quarter was characterized by strong, broad-based loan growth, higher NII and NIM expansion, mixed fee income trends and still pristine asset quality. • Looking ahead, we do not expect a significant amount of changes to our U.S. bank ratings in the near term, given that nearly 90% of DBRS Morningstar-rat...
On May 17, 2022, DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) changed the trend on Ford Motor Company’s (Ford or the Company) Issuer Rating to Positive from Stable and confirmed the rating at BB (high). DBRS Morningstar also changed the trends to Positive from Stable for the ratings on Ford’s Long-Term Debt, Revolving Credit Facility, and Senior Unsecured Convertible Debt and confirmed the ratings at BB (high) (with associated recovery ratings of RR4), pursuant to “DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Recovery Ratings...
This commentary reviews the impact of Russia’s economic sanctions on the U.S. auto finance sector. Key highlights include: • The Russia - Ukraine conflict has led to a significant response from the U.S. and its allies, including the establishment of broad-based economic sanctions on Russia's central bank, several of its largest commercial banks, payment system, and transportation. These sanctions will have far reaching implications for many U.S. industries that are reliant on stable supplies o...
On May 17, 2021, DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) changed the trend on Ford Motor Company’s (Ford or the Company) Issuer Rating to Stable from Negative and confirmed the rating at BB (high). Pursuant to the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Recovery Ratings for Non-Investment-Grade Corporate Issuers, DBRS Morningstar also changed the trends to Stable from Negative for the instrument ratings on Ford’s Long-Term Debt, Revolving Credit Facility, and Senior Unsecured Convertile Debt and confirmed the rating...
DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) published a commentary reviewing the 2021 outlook for the auto finance sector. Overall, for 2021, we expect solid operating performance from the U.S. auto finance companies we follow despite the still challenging near-term economic outlook. Although the job market recovery remains uneven, we anticipate new vehicle sales volumes will be higher year-over-year and used vehicle sales volumes will remain strong.
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