1. Structured finance ratings shall relate to a financial instrument or other assets resulting from a securitisation transaction or scheme referred to in the definition of 'Securitisation' in regulation 3(1) of the Securitisation Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/102).

2. Credit rating agencies shall, when reporting structured finance ratings, classify them within one of the following asset classes:

(a) asset-backed securities, including auto loans, boat loans, airplane loans, student loans, consumer loans, small and medium-sized enterprise loans, healthcare loans, manufactured housing loans, film loans, utility loans, equipment leases, credit card receivables, tax liens, non-performing loans, recreational vehicle loans, leases to individuals, leases to businesses, and trade receivables;

(b) residential mortgage-backed securities, including prime and non-prime residential mortgage-backed securities, and home equity loans;

(c) commercial mortgage-backed securities, including retail or office property loans, hospital loans, care residences loans, storage facilities loans, hotel loans, nursing facilities loans, industrial loans, and multifamily properties loans;