We do not believe U.S. Bancorp (USB) will be immune to the greater cyclicality that we currently foresee for the industry. We lowered our rating on USB to 'A+/A-1' and removed it from CreditWatch Negative. USB's capital levels support a rating that is currently among the highest in the industry. On June 17, 2009, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services downgraded USB to 'A+/A-1' from 'AA/A-1+'. We also lowered our counterparty credit ratings on related entities to 'AA-/A-1+' from 'AA+/A-1+' and removed them from CreditWatch Negative, where they were placed May 4, 2009. The outlook is stable. The downgrade follows an industry review and publication of our recent criteria on stress testing and U.S. banks. We believe that USB will continue