OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has published a report on U.S. Residential and Small Balance Commercial Mortgage Servicer Rating Criteria.

This criteria report has been updated with a focus on Master Servicers, who perform critical roles in the current market. Fitch's framework for analyzing Master Servicers focuses on three broad areas: effectiveness and operational capacity, servicer oversight, and data management. The criteria report provides increased clarity for these three components and the key drivers of Fitch's U.S. RMBS Master Servicer assessments.