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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.
[8] [41] [42] In 2005, unsolicited ratings were at the center of a subpoena by the New York Attorney General's office under Eliot Spitzer, but again no charges were filed. [19] Following the 2007–2008 financial crisis, the SEC adopted new rules for the rating agency industry, including one to encourage unsolicited ratings. The intent of the ...
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. As of 2013 they hold a collective global market share of "roughly 95 percent" [ 1 ] with Moody's and Standard & Poor's having approximately 40% each, and Fitch around 15%.
The first warning on bond ratings came last week when Moody’s Investors Service downgraded 10 mid-sized institutions by a single notch, warned about a review of six additional lenders and ...
Moody's was founded by John Moody in 1909 to produce manuals of statistics related to stocks and bonds and bond ratings. Moody's was acquired by Dun & Bradstreet in 1962. In 2000, Dun & Bradstreet spun off Moody's Corporation as a separate company that was listed on the NYSE under MCO.
S&P is considered the largest of the Big Three credit-rating agencies, which also include Moody's Ratings and Fitch Ratings. [2] Its head office is located on 55 Water Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. [3]
The first such agency was established in 1841 by Lewis Tappan in New York City. [8] [9] It was subsequently acquired by Robert Dun, who published its first ratings guide in 1859. Another early agency, John Bradstreet, formed in 1849 and published a ratings guide in 1857. [8]
Dec. 13—ALBANY — The world's two leading bond rating agencies have affirmed Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is on strong financial footing, despite unprecedented stress on hospitals caused by ...