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    A credit rating agency (CRA, also called a ratings service) is a company that assigns credit ratings, which rate a debtor's ability to pay back debt by...
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  • individual's credit worthiness, which is done by a credit bureau or consumer credit reporting agency. A sovereign credit rating is the credit rating of a sovereign...
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  • published by credit rating agencies and used by investment professionals to assess the likelihood the debt will be repaid. Credit rating is a highly concentrated...
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  • 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...
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  • by credit rating, showing long-term foreign currency credit ratings for sovereign bonds as reported by the largest three major credit rating agencies: Standard...
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  • Credit rating agencies (CRAs)—firms which rate debt instruments/securities according to the debtor's ability to pay lenders back—played a significant role...
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  • The Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR), established in 1985, is a Japanese financial services company which publishes credit ratings to Japanese companies...
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  • also to private lenders. It is not the same as a credit rating agency. A consumer reporting agency is an organization providing information on individuals'...
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    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...
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  • Standard & Poor's and Fitch Group, is considered one of the Big Three credit rating agencies. It is also included in the Fortune 500 list of 2021. The company...
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  • Fitch Ratings Inc. is an American credit rating agency and is one of the "Big Three credit rating agencies", the other two being Moody's and Standard &...
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  • The Credit Rating Agency Reform Act (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 109–291 (text) (PDF)) is a United States federal law whose goal is to improve...
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  • Several credit rating agencies around the world have downgraded their credit ratings of the U.S. federal government, including Standard & Poor's (S&P)...
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  • Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Ltd. (CRAB) is the leading credit rating company in Bangladesh. CRAB is a technical partner of ICRA Limited, India...
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    S&P Global Ratings (previously Standard & Poor's and informally known as S&P) is an American credit rating agency (CRA) and a division of S&P Global that...
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    global credit rating agency with offices in Toronto, New York, Chicago, London, Frankfurt and Madrid. Morningstar DBRS provides independent credit rating services...
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  • A nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) is a credit rating agency (CRA) approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
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  • Dagong Global Credit Rating (Chinese: 大公国际资信评估有限公司; pinyin: Dàgōng Guójì Zīxìn Pínggū Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a state-owned credit rating agency based in China...
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  • Bond Credit Rating Agency 2003 CIRC Recognized Credit Rating Agency 2003 NDRC Approved Credit Rating Agency 2005 PBOC Recognized Credit Rating Agency in...
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  • SMERA, widely known as ‘The SME Rating Agency’, is a credit rating agency in India that provides credit ratings primarily of small and medium-sized enterprises...
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    ICRA Limited (category Credit rating agencies in India)
    information and credit rating agency. The company was established in 1991, and was originally named Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India...
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    claims of inaccurate ratings the rating agencies have defended themselves using the First Amendment defense—that a credit rating is an opinion protected...
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  • ACRA (Analytical Credit Rating Agency; Russian: Аналитическое Кредитное Рейтинговое Агентство - АКРА) is a rating agency based in Moscow, Russia. It was...
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  • world's fourth largest credit rating agency DBRS for $669 million. After the acquisition, DBRS merged with Morningstar’s credit rating business。 In 2020,...
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    Background check Credit card Credit history Credit rating agency Credit score Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act Fair Credit Billing Act Identity theft...
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    CRISIL (category Credit rating agencies in India)
    subsidiary of American company S&P Global. CRISIL, was the first credit rating agency in India, introduced in 1988 by the ICICI and UTI jointly with share...
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  • providers and credit rating agencies use different methodologies to assess and rate countries' comparative risk exposure. Credit rating agencies tend to use...
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  • backed by collateral, only firms with excellent credit ratings from a recognized credit rating agency will be able to sell their commercial paper at a...
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    Moody's Corporation (category Credit rating agencies)
    the holding company for Moody's Ratings (previously known as Moody's Investors Service), an American credit rating agency, and Moody's (previously known...
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    Rating of the bank is maintained at A1+ [A one plus] by Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA). MCB Tower, situated in Karachi, Pakistan is the former headquarters...
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