About
Structured Finance transactions include all forms of asset backed securities, ranging from homogeneous and granular to heterogeneous and concentrated.
Ratings’ criteria from ARC Ratings include and consider:
- Assessment of the underlying assets to determine the portfolio risk
- Legal analysis
- Model and tool suites to assess creditworthiness in combination with qualitative analysis
- Stress-testing and scenario analysis
Methodologies
Global Structured Finance
see moreAsset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP)
see moreCollateralised Loan Obligations (CLO)
see moreConsumer Asset Backed Securities
see moreCredit-Linked Note (‘CLN’) and Repackaging Vehicle
see moreEuropean Non-Performing Loans (NPL)
see moreProject Finance
see moreTrade Receivables
see moreResidential Mortgage Backed Securities
see moreGlobal Reverse Mortgage Securitisations
see moreStructured Finance Servicers
see moreShipping Finance Securitisation
see moreData Centre Securitisations Rating Methodology
see moreCross Sector Methodology and Other Documents
Credit Ratings and Other Analytical Products - Definitions and Scales
1 May 2026
Use of External Sovereign Ratings, Country Ceilings and Other Credit Ratings
31 Aug 2026
Contacts
Analytical
- Ashley Thomas
- Head of Structured Finance (UK)
- ashley.thomas@arcratings.com
- Cesar Horqque
- Head of Structured Finance (EU)
- cesar.horqque@arcratings.com
Business development
- Jason Barrass
- Chief Commercial Officer
- +44 7795 003920
- jason.barrass@arcratings.com
- Rhonda Moore
- Business Development Director
- +44 7553 694520
- rhonda.moore@arcratings.com