Rating Action: Moody's Downgrades Eight Mexican Banks and the IPAB; Outlook Negative
Rating Action: Moody's downgrades eight Mexican banks and the IPAB; outlook negative 22 Apr 2020 Mexico, April 22, 2020 -- Moody's de México ("Moody's") has today downgraded to Baa1, from A3, the long- term global local and foreign currency deposit, issuer and debt ratings, where applicable of BBVA Bancomer, S.A. (BBVA), Banco Mercantil del Norte, S.A. (Banorte), Banco Santander México, S.A. (Santander México), Banco Nacional de México, S.A. (Citibanamex), HSBC México, S.A. (HSBC México), Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, S.N.C. (Banobras), Nacional Financiera, S.N.C. (Nafin), Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.N.C. (Bancomext), and the deposit insurer, Instituto para la Protección al Ahorro Bancario (IPAB). Moody's also affirmed MUFG Bank México, S.A.'s (MUFG) Baa1 deposit ratings. In the same rating action, Moody's affirmed the Aaa.mx/MX-1 long- and short-term Mexican National Scale ratings of BBVA, Banorte, Santander México, Citibanamex, HSBC México, Banobras, Nafin, Bancomext, and the IPAB. Moody's also affirmed long- and short-term Mexican National Scale ratings of Banco del Bajío, S.A. (BanBajío) at Aa2.mx/MX-1 and of MUFG at Aa1.mx/MX-1. The rating outlook on BBVA, Banorte, Santander México, Banobras, Nafin, Bancomext, and the IPAB remains negative. The rating outlook for Citibanamex and HSBC México was changed to stable, from negative. The rating outlook on BanBajío was changed to negative, from stable of its global local and foreign currency ratings. The rating outlook on MUFG remained stable. Moody's also affirmed the baseline credit assessments (BCAs) and adjusted BCAs of BBVA, Banorte, Santander México, Citibanamex, HSBC México, BanBajío, MUFG, Banobras, Nafin and Bancomext.
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