In some cases Fitch may judge that the likelihood of a bank receiving external support is materially different regarding its foreign- and local-currency obligations. This may happen, for example, when the sovereign that is the potential support provider itself has Foreign- and Local-Currency IDRs assigned at different levels. In such cases, the bank’s SR (and SRF) will be assigned based on the obligations less likely to be supported (usually, those in foreign currency), while the bank’s Foreign-and Local-Currency IDRs may be assigned at different levels to reflect the difference in risk..