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Fitch Ratings is a subsidiary of Fitch Group, a holding company wholly owned by Hearst Communications. [13] Fitch Group also operates Fitch Solutions, a distribution channel for Fitch Ratings products and a provider of credit market data and financial analytics. [14] Fitch Group employs approximately 5,000 people, including over 1,600 analysts ...
The Big Three credit rating agencies are S&P Global Ratings (S&P), Moody's, and Fitch Group. S&P and Moody's are based in the US, while Fitch is dual-headquartered in New York City and London , and is controlled by Hearst .
For Fitch, a bond is considered investment grade if its credit rating is BBB− or higher. Bonds rated BB+ and below are considered to be speculative grade, sometimes also referred to as "junk" bonds. [103] Fitch Ratings typically does not assign outlooks to sovereign ratings below B− (CCC and lower) or modifiers.
The Fitch rating scale is used to assess the creditworthiness of governments, financial institutions and corporations. By providing a standardized measure of risk, the scale helps investors and ...
Fitch Ratings; I. International Non-Profit Credit Rating Agency; ... Universal Credit Rating Group This page was last edited on 16 July 2019, at 08:25 (UTC). Text ...
This is a list of U.S. states by credit rating, showing credit ratings for sovereign bonds as reported by the three major credit rating agencies: Standard & Poor's, Fitch and Moody's. The list is given as of May 2021.
John Knowles Fitch (February 15, 1880 – July 5, 1969) was the founder of the Fitch Publishing Company, and developed a financial securities rating system from AAA to D. Fitch ratings are used as a tool in the business of credit rating, usually behind Moody's ratings and Standard & Poor's ratings.
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United States government's credit rating, citing rising debt at the federal, state, and local levels and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance ...