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This file is the schema file for Record of Credit Ratings (ratings).

The DTS starting with this schema file will not contain any linkbases.
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<xs:schema xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:ratings-types="http://xbrl.us/ratings-types/2009-10-31" xmlns:xbrli="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://xbrl.us/ratings-types/2009-10-31">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
This file is the schema file for ratings-types (ratings-types).
				
The DTS starting with this schema file will not contain any linkbases.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-instance-2003-12-31.xsd"/>
<xs:complexType name="ratingsItemType">
<xs:simpleContent>
<xs:restriction base="xbrli:stringItemType">
<xs:enumeration value="Program"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Instrument"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Shelf"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Other"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="SECCategoryItemType">
<xs:simpleContent>
<xs:restriction base="xbrli:stringItemType">
<xs:enumeration value="Financial"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Insurance"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Corporate"/>
<xs:enumeration value="AssetBacked"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Government"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Other"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType  name="SECSubCategoryItemType">
<xs:simpleContent>
<xs:restriction base="xbrli:stringItemType">
<xs:enumeration value="Sovereign"/>
<xs:enumeration value="United States Public Finance"/>
<xs:enumeration value="International Public Finance"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="instrumentIdentifierSchemeItemType">
<xs:simpleContent>
<xs:restriction base="xbrli:stringItemType">
<xs:enumeration value="ISIN"/>
<xs:enumeration value="SEDOL"/>
<xs:enumeration value="VALOR"/>
<xs:enumeration value="WKN"/>
<xs:enumeration value="SICC"/>
<xs:enumeration value="NRSRO"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Other"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="issuerIdentifierSchemeItemType">
<xs:simpleContent>
<xs:restriction base="xbrli:stringItemType">
<xs:enumeration value="CUSIP"/>
<xs:enumeration value="DUNS"/>
<xs:enumeration value="BIC"/>
<xs:enumeration value="SICC"/>
<xs:enumeration value="NRSRO"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Other"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="centralIndexKey2ItemType">
<xs:simpleContent>
<xs:restriction base="xbrli:tokenItemType">
<xs:pattern value="[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:schema>
