Standard&Poor's Ratings Services lowered the short-term components of its ratings on 18 Barclays Bank PLC liquidity facility-backed U.S. Public Finance secondary market issues to 'A-2' from 'A-1' and subsequently removed the ratings from CreditWatch, where they were previously placed with negative implications. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'AA/A-2' rating, with a stable outlook, on New York City's fiscal 2015 series F, subseries F-5 general obligation bonds. These actions follow our June 9, 2015, lowering of the dual rating on Barclays Bank PLC to 'A-/A-2' from 'A/A-1' and subsequent removal of the rating from CreditWatch, where it was placed with negative implications on Feb. 3, 2015. For additional information, see, "S&P Takes Various Rating Actions
