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Although the general term can apply to individuals, in treasury it is usually used with reference to public debt issued by corporations or public bodies. | Although the general term can apply to individuals, in treasury it is usually used with reference to public debt issued by corporations or public bodies. | ||
So for example a bond issue by a large corporation, or by a government, would usually be given a credit rating by one or more rating agencies. | So for example a bond issue by a large corporation, or by a government, would usually be given a credit rating by one or more credit rating agencies or other bodies. | ||
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* [[Moody's]] | * [[Moody's]] | ||
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* [[Non-investment grade]] | * [[Non-investment grade]] | ||
* [[Notch]] | * [[Notch]] | ||
Revision as of 14:17, 10 April 2015
An assessment of creditworthiness.
Although the general term can apply to individuals, in treasury it is usually used with reference to public debt issued by corporations or public bodies.
So for example a bond issue by a large corporation, or by a government, would usually be given a credit rating by one or more credit rating agencies or other bodies.
See also
- Corporate credit ratings: a quick guide
- AAA
- Bond issue
- Credit
- Credit estimate
- Credit rating agency
- Credit watch
- Downgrade
- Fitch
- Investment grade
- Junk
- Moody's
- NAIC
- Non-investment grade
- Notch
- pi
- Pricing grid
- Private rating
- Public information rating
- Public rating
- Rated
- Rating outlook
- Ratings
- Ratings trigger
- Solicited rating
- Standard & Poor's
- Sub-prime lending
- Toxic
- Unrated
- Unsolicited rating
- Upgrade
