[F1ANNEX U.K. Allocation of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/744 of 4 June 2020 on amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1800 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the allocation of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).
Credit quality step | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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ACRA Europe a.s (formerly European Rating Agency a.s.) | |||||||
Global long-term rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Global short-term rating scale | S1 | S2 | S3, S4, NS | ||||
AM Best Europe-Rating Services Ltd. | |||||||
Long-term issuer credit ratings scale | aaa | aa, aa- | a + , a, a- | bbb + , bbb, bbb- | bb + , bb, bb- | b + , b, b- | ccc + , ccc, ccc-, cc, c, d, e, f, s |
Long-term issue ratings scale | aaa | aa, aa- | a + , a, a- | bbb + , bbb, bbb- | bb + , bb, bb- | b + , b, b- | ccc + , ccc, ccc-, cc, c, d, s |
Financial strength ratings scale | A ++ , A + | A, A- | B ++ , B + | B, B- | C ++ , C + | C, C-, D, E, F, S | |
Short-term issuer ratings scale | AMB-1 + | AMB-1- | AMB-2, AMB-3 | AMB- 4, d, e, f, s | |||
Short-term issue ratings scale | AMB-1 + | AMB-1- | AMB-2, AMB-3 | AMB- 4, d, s | |||
ARC Ratings S.A. | |||||||
Medium and long-term issuers rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Medium and long-term issues rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Short-term issuers rating scale | A-1 + | A-1 | A-2, A-3 | B, C, D | |||
Short-term issues rating scale | A-1 + | A-1 | A-2, A-3 | B, C, D | |||
ASSEKURATA Assekuranz Rating-Agentur GmbH | |||||||
Long-term credit rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC/C, D |
Short-term corporate rating scale | A ++ | A | B, C, D | ||||
Axesor Risk Management SL | |||||||
Global rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D, E |
Banque de France | |||||||
Global long-term issuer credit ratings scale | 3 ++ | 3 + , 3 | 4 + | 4, 5 + | 5, 6 | 7, 8, 9, P | |
BCRA – Credit Rating Agency AD | |||||||
Global long-term ratings scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Global short-term ratings scale | A-1 + | A-1 | A-2, A-3 | B, C, D | |||
Pension-insurance company long-term scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Pension-insurance company short-term scale | A-1 + | A-1 | A-2, A-3 | B, C, D | |||
Pension fund long-term scale | AAA pf | AA pf | A pf | BBB pf | BB pf | B pf | C pf |
Guarantee fund long-term scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | C, D |
Guarantee fund short-term scale | A-1 + | A-1 | A-2, A-3 | B, C, D | |||
Capital Intelligence Ratings Ltd | |||||||
International long-term issuer rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | C, RS, SD, D |
International long-term issue rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
International long-term insurer financial strength rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | C,RS, SD, D |
International short-term issuer rating scale | A1 + | A1 | A2, A3 | B, C, RS, SD, D | |||
International short-term issue rating scale | A1 + | A1 | A2, A3 | B, C, D | |||
International short-term insurer financial strength rating scale | A1 + | A1 | A2, A3 | B, C, RS, SD, D | |||
Cerved Rating Agency S.p.A. | |||||||
Corporate long-term rating scale | A 1.1 | A 1.2 , A 1.3 | A 2.1 , A 2.2 , A 3.1 | B 1.1 , B 1.2 | B 2.1 , B 2.2 | C 1.1 | C 1.2 , C 2.1 |
Creditreform Rating AG | |||||||
Long-term rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B, C, SD, D | |
CRIF Ratings S.r. l. | |||||||
Long-term issuer rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D1S, D |
Long-term issue rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, DS |
Short-term issuer rating scale | IG-1 | IG-2 | SIG-1, SIG-2, SIG-3, SIG-4 | ||||
Short-term issue rating scale | IG-1 | IG-2 | SIG-1, SIG-2, SIG-3, SIG-4 | ||||
Dagong Europe Credit Rating | |||||||
Long-term credit rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Short-term credit rating scale | A-1 | A-2, A-3 | B, C, D | ||||
DBRS Ratings Limited | |||||||
Long-term obligations rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Commercial paper and short-term debt rating scale | R-1 H, R-1 M | R-1 L | R-2, R-3 | R-4, R-5, D | |||
Financial Strength rating scale | AAA, AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, R | |
Egan-Jones Ratings Co. | |||||||
Long-term credit rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC,CC, C, D |
Short-term credit rating scale | A-1 + | A-1 | A-2 | A-3, B, C, D | |||
Euler Hermes Rating GmbH | |||||||
Global long-term rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, SD, D |
EuroRating Sp. z o.o. | |||||||
Global long-term rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Fitch Ratings | |||||||
Long-term issuer default ratings scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, RD, D |
Corporate finance obligations – Long-term ratings scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C |
Long-term international IFS ratings scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C |
Derivative counterparty ratings scale | AAA dcr, AA dcr | A dcr | BBB dcr | BB dcr | B dcr | CCC dcr, CC dcr, C dcr | |
Short-term rating scale | F1 + | F1 | F2, F3 | B, C, RD, D | |||
Short-term IFS ratings scale | F1 + | F1 | F2, F3 | B, C | |||
GBB-Rating Gesellschaft für Bonitätsbeurteilung mbH | |||||||
Global long-term rating scale | AAA | AA | A, BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D | |
HR Ratings de México, S.A. de C. V. | |||||||
Global long-term rating scale | HR AAA(G) | HR AA(G) | HR A(G) | HR BBB(G) | HR BB(G) | HR B(G) | HR C(G)/HR D(G) |
Global short-term rating scale | HR +1 (G) | HR1(G) | HR2(G) | HR3(G) | HR4(G), HR5(G), HR D(G) | ||
ICAP Group S.A | |||||||
Global long-term rating scale | AA, A | BB, B | C, D | E, F | G, H | ||
INC Rating Sp. z o.o. | |||||||
Long-term issuer credit rating scale | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC,CC, C, D | |
Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd | |||||||
Long-term issuer ratings scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, LD, D |
Long-term issue ratings scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Short-term issuer ratings scale | J-1 + | J-1 | J-2 | J-3, NJ, LD, D | |||
Short-term issue credit ratings scale | J-1 + | J-1 | J-2 | J-3, NJ, D | |||
Kroll Bond Rating Agency | |||||||
Long-term credit rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Short-term credit rating scale | K1 + | K1 | K2, K3 | B, C, D | |||
Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe | |||||||
Long-term credit rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Short-term credit rating scale | K1 + | K1 | K2, K3 | B, C, D | |||
modeFinance S.r.l. | |||||||
Global long-term rating scale | A1 | A2 | A3 | B1 | B2 | B3 | C1, C2, C3, D |
Moody’s Investors Service | |||||||
Global long-term rating scale | Aaa | Aa | A | Baa | Ba | B | Caa, Ca, C |
Global short-term rating scale | P-1 | P-2 | P-3 | NP | |||
QIVALIO SAS (formerly Spread Research) | |||||||
Global long-term rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Global short-term rating scale | SR0 | SR1, SR2 | SR3, SR4, SR5, SRD | ||||
Rating-Agentur Expert RA GmbH | |||||||
International credit rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC,CC, C, D, E |
International reliability rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC,CC, C, D, E |
Scope Ratings AG | |||||||
Long-term rating scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC,C, D |
Short-term rating scale | S-1 + | S-1 | S-2 | S-3, S-4 | |||
S&P Global Ratings | |||||||
Long-term issuer credit ratings scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, R, SD/D |
Long-term issue credit ratings scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D |
Insurer financial strength ratings scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, SD/D, R |
Mid-Market Evaluation ratings scale | MM1 | MM2 | MM3, MM4 | MM5, MM6 | MM7, MM8, MMD | ||
Short-term issuer credit ratings scale | A-1 + | A-1 | A-2, A-3 | B, C, R, SD/D | |||
Short-term issue credit ratings scale | A-1 + | A-1 | A-2, A-3 | B, C, D | |||
The Economist Intelligence Unit Ltd | |||||||
Sovereign rating band scale | AAA | AA | A | BBB | BB | B | CCC, CC, C, D] |