OREANDA-NEWS. Moody's Investors Service has assigned the following global scale ratings with a stable outlook to Moscow Mortgage Agency ("MMA"): Ba2 long-term and Not Prime short-term foreign and local currency deposit ratings and an E+ financial strength rating ("FSR").

At the same time, Moody's Interfax Rating Agency has affirmed the bank's Aa2.ru long-term national scale credit rating ("NSR"). Moscow-based Moody's Interfax is majority-owned by Moody's, a leading global rating agency.

MMA's Ba2/NP long- and short-term foreign currency deposit ratings are based on Moody's assessment that support would be extended to the bank in the event of need by its 100% owner the City of Moscow (Baa1/Stable); hence the assigned long-term rating incorporates a multi-notch uplift from MMA's standalone rating of B3.