Approved Rating Agencies definition

Approved Rating Agencies means each of the nationally-recognized statistical rating agencies which has been approved by Lender and designated by Lender to assign a rating to the Securities.
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Approved Rating Agencies means each of S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar, Fitch, DBRS and Kroll or any other nationally-recognized statistical rating agency which has been approved by Lender and, in each case designated by Lender to assign a rating to the Securities.
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Approved Rating Agencies shall have the meaning set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
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Examples of Approved Rating Agencies in a sentence

  • Prior to a Securitization, whenever pursuant to this Agreement the Approved Rating Agencies are given any right to approve or disapprove any matter, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to the Approved Rating Agencies, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove such matter or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory, based upon Lender’s determination of Rating Agency criteria, shall be substituted therefor.

  • Borrower shall, or shall cause Manager to, deliver to Lender, and Lender shall deliver to the Approved Rating Agencies, the information and reports set forth on Schedule V (the “Periodic Rating Agency Information”) at the times set forth therein.

  • All reasonable third party costs and expenses incurred by Borrower and Equity Owners in connection with Borrower’s complying with requests made under this Section 8.1 (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Approved Rating Agencies, any mortgage recording taxes, title insurance premiums and UCC insurance premiums) shall be paid by Borrower with respect to the Securitization on the Closing Date and otherwise as required by the Lender, except as otherwise provided herein.

  • Borrower agrees that Borrower, shall, at Lender’s request, cooperate with Lender’s efforts to arrange for a Securitization in accordance with the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres and/or which may be required by prospective investors and/or the Approved Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization.

  • Lender shall have the right to provide to investors, prospective investors and the Approved Rating Agencies any information in its possession that it is required to provide to such Persons pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, including financial statements relating to Borrower, Sponsor and the Properties.

  • If Lender consents to any membership or similar program that does not have a minimum 1:1 redemption method, Borrower agrees at its sole cost and expense to promptly establish any reserves with Lender and make any corresponding modifications to the Loan Documents as are requested by the Approved Rating Agencies.

  • Borrower shall, or shall cause Manager to, deliver to the Approved Rating Agencies the information and reports set forth on Schedule V (the “Periodic Rating Agency Information”) at the times set forth therein.

  • All actual third party out-of-pocket costs and expenses (other than legal fees of any Relevant Party) incurred by any Relevant Party in connection with Borrower’s complying with requests made under this Article VIII (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Approved Rating Agencies, any mortgage recording taxes, title insurance premiums and UCC insurance premiums) shall be paid by Lender with respect to any Securitization.

  • If after giving effect to any such Sale or Pledge, more than forty-nine percent (49%) in the aggregate of direct or indirect interests in a Restricted Party are owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) direct or indirect interest in such Restricted Party as of the Closing Date, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion acceptable to Lender and the Approved Rating Agencies.

  • If after giving effect to any such Sale or Pledge, more than forty-nine percent (49%) in the aggregate of direct or indirect interests in a Restricted Party are owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) direct or indirect interest in such Restricted Party as of the Closing Date, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and the Approved Rating Agencies.


More Definitions of Approved Rating Agencies

Approved Rating Agencies means each of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch and Morningstar or any other nationally-recognized statistical rating agency which has been approved by Lender and designated by Lender to assign a rating to the Securities.
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Approved Rating Agencies shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Mortgage Loan Agreement and Mezzanine Loan Agreements, as applicable
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Approved Rating Agencies means, for purposes of the Mortgage Loan Documents, each of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch and DBRS Morningstar or any other nationally-recognized statistical rating agency which has been approved by Lender and designated by Lender to assign a rating to the Certificates and the Loan-Specific Certificates.
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Related to Approved Rating Agencies

  • Specified Rating Agencies means each of Moody’s, S&P and DBRS as long as, in each case, it has not ceased to rate the Notes or failed to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control; provided that if one or more of Moody’s, S&P or DBRS ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control, the Issuer may select any other “designated rating organization” within the meaning of National Instrument 41-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators as a replacement agency for such one or more of them, as the case may be.

  • Rating Agency or Rating Agencies S&P, Xxxxx’x and Fitch or their successors. If such agencies or their successors are no longer in existence, “Rating Agencies” shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating agencies, or other comparable Persons, designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee and the Servicer.

  • Required Ratings [Ratings] Closing Date, Location and Time: ___________ ___, 20___; offices of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP, Xxx Xxxx, New Xxxk; 10:00 a.m. New York City time. Purchase Price for the Offered Certificates: Class Percent of Initial Aggregate ----- Principal Balance -------------------------------- Class A % Classes B-1, B-2 and B-3 % In eaxx xxxx, as offered and sold pursuant to this Terms Agreement, plus accrued interest, if applicable, thereon. Notwithstanding any other provision of the above-referenced Underwriting Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement in the Underwriting Agreement shall be with reference to File No. _________. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in the above-referenced Underwriting Agreement (which is incorporated herein in its entirety and made a part hereof) as supplemented by this Terms Agreement, the Seller agrees to sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Seller, the Offered Certificates. The Underwriter has been retained solely to act as underwriter in connection with the sale of the Offered Certificates to investors (including the establishment of the price of the Offered Certificates to investors), and no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between Seller and the Underwriter has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Terms Agreement, irrespective of whether the Underwriter has advised or is advising Seller on other matters. * * * If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the undersigned a counterpart hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement by and among the Seller, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Underwriter. Very truly yours, WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES XORPORATION By: ---------------------------- Name: Title: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. By: ---------------------------- Name: Title: The foregoing Terms Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written. HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC. By: ---------------------------------- Name: Title: Exhibit B SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION With respect to any investor, "Supplemental Information" means any of the following types of information, to the extent omitted from the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus:

  • Substitute Rating Agency means a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company).

  • Note Rating Agency means, with respect to any Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, each statistical note rating agency selected by the Issuer to rate such Notes.

  • Rating Agencies means DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Xxxxx’x, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, at any time during which the Mortgage Loan is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

  • Required Rating means a short-term unsecured debt rating of “A-1+” by S&P Global Ratings and “F1+” by Fitch.

  • Approved Ratings Threshold means each of the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold and the Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold.

  • Credit Rating Agency means a nationally recognized credit rating agency that evaluates the financial condition of issuers of debt instruments and then assigns a rating that reflects its assessment of the issuer’s ability to make debt payments.

  • Other Rating Agency means each NRSRO, if any, other than Fitch then providing a rating for the VMTP Shares pursuant to the request of the Fund.

  • Rating Agency means only those rating agencies that are engaged from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

  • S&P Approved Ratings Threshold means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “A-1”, or, if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from S&P of “A+”.

  • Moody’s means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.

  • Rating means the operating limits as specified by the component manufacturer.

  • S&P Rating means, at any time, the rating issued by S&P and then in effect with respect to the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term debt securities without third-party credit enhancement.

  • Designated Rating means, for a security or instrument, a rating issued by a designated rating organization, or its DRO affiliate, that is at or above one of the following rating categories, or that is at or above a category that replaces one of the following rating categories, if

  • Moody’s Rating means, at any time, the rating issued by Moody's and xxxx xx effect with respect to the Borrower's senior unsexxxxx xong-term debt securities without third-party credit enhancement.

  • Required Ratings Threshold means each of the S&P Required Ratings Threshold and the Moody's Second Trigger Ratings Threshold.

  • Rating Downgrade means either:

  • Registered Rating Agency (a) Any Rating Agency that has registered as a user of the Rule 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website; or (b) any NRSRO other than the Rating Agencies (i) that has registered as a user of the Rule 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website and (ii) with respect to which the Rule 17g-5 Information Provider has received an NRSRO Certification pursuant to Section 12.13(h) of this Agreement.

  • Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Threshold means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, (i) if such entity has a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A3” and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s of “Prime-2”, or (ii) if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A3”.

  • Companion Loan Rating Agency With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, any rating agency that was engaged by a participant in the securitization of such Serviced Companion Loan to assign a rating to the related Serviced Companion Loan Securities.

  • Required Ratings Downgrade Event means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings at least equal to the Required Ratings Threshold.

  • Initial Rating With respect to the Secured Notes, the rating or ratings, if any, indicated in Section 2.3.

  • S&P Required Ratings Threshold means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “BBB+”.

  • Mxxxx’x Rating means, with respect to a Reference Obligation, as of any date of determination: