COVID-19-related stress has led LoanCore Capital Markets LLC (LCM) to take write-downs on assets, which have caused margin calls, eroded adjusted total equity (ATE), and raised its debt to ATE ratio significantly. As a result, we are lowering our issuer credit rating on LCM to 'B' from 'B+'. At the same time, we are lowering the rating on its senior unsecured notes to 'B-' from 'B'. We are subsequently placing the ratings on CreditWatch negative, reflecting uncertainty around the details of the firm's plans to address the maturity of its $300 million senior unsecured notes due June 1, 2020. On May 7, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on LoanCore Capital Markets LLC (LCM) to 'B'