Not exact matches
Based on each
rating agency's individually set criteria, analysts determine the entity's ability to pay their bills and remain liquid and
assign a credit
rating to the
bond.
Ratings agencies research the financial health of each bond issuer (including issuers of municipal bonds) and assign ratings to the bonds being o
Ratings agencies research the financial health of each
bond issuer (including issuers of municipal
bonds) and
assign ratings to the bonds being o
ratings to the
bonds being offered.
An AAA
rating is the highest possible
rating assigned to the
bonds of an issuer by credit
rating agencies.
An AA +
rating is generally one step below the highest
rating (AAA)
assigned to the
bonds of an issuer by credit
rating agencies.
Non-rated refers to
bonds that have not been
assigned a credit
rating by large credit
rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's or Moody ’s
Bond ratings, which typically range from AAA / Aaa (highest) to D (lowest), are
assigned by credit
rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's and / or Fitch, as an indication of an issuer's creditworthiness.
Rating Agencies typically review a company's overall financial standing and assign a «credit rating» to the bonds they have issued, or will be is
Rating Agencies typically review a company's overall financial standing and
assign a «credit
rating» to the bonds they have issued, or will be is
rating» to the
bonds they have issued, or will be issuing.
Similar to high yield
bonds — whose credit
ratings are below the investment grade cutoff of «BBB»
assigned by the
rating agencies — are senior loans.
Independent
agencies assign credit
ratings to every
bond offering.
Like
bonds, credit -
rating agencies assign them
ratings.
Based on each
rating agency's individually set criteria, analysts determine the entity's ability to pay their bills and remain liquid and
assign a credit
rating to the
bond.
Standard and Poor's, the
ratings agency,
assigns quality
ratings to stocks that resemble its
bond ratings.