Bankruptcy and Ratings: Difference between pages

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A system of assessing and communicating credit quality for specific debt issues. The process is undertaken by rating agencies.

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-''Insolvency law''.
+A system of assessing and communicating credit quality for specific debt issues.  The process is undertaken by rating agencies.
-Bankruptcy is a formal declaration of insolvency by a court.
-Bankruptcy can apply to businesses and to individuals.
-It provides a degree of protection for the debtor against its creditors, while also involving a loss of control by the debtor.
 == See also ==
-* [[Administration]]
+* [[Credit rating]]
-* [[Bankruptcy Act]]
+* [[Rating agencies]]
-* [[Bankruptcy Code]]
-* [[Bankruptcy risk]]
-* [[Chapter 11]]
-* [[Cost of financial distress]]  = bankruptcy costs
-* [[Examinership]]
-* [[Going concern]]
-* [[Individual Voluntary Arrangement]]
-* [[Insolvency]]
-* [[Liquidation]]
-* [[Receivership]]
-[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
+[[Category:Treasury_operations_infrastructure]]
-[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]