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To improve the transparency of U.S. long-term municipal bond ratings, Moody's is implementing a new analytical approach for mapping these ratings to the global scale used to rate all bonds outside of the U.S. public finance market.
Cities and counties rated using this methodology are self-governing municipal entities that provide general public services to residents within defined geographic boundaries. These cities and counties have the legal ability to issue debt and may impose taxes, fees, fines or service charges.
There are three major rating agencies for municipal bonds: Moody's Investors Service, S&P Global (formerly Standard & Poor's) and Fitch Ratings. Of the three rating agencies, S&P Global and Moody's rate over 80% of all municipal and corporate bonds.
To enhance the value of Moody's municipal rating scale for the general obligation and essential service revenue bond sectors, we are providing guidance as to how ratings for general obligation and essential service revenue bond sectors would compare to ratings outside of the municipal sector.
19 Ιουν 2024 · An investment grade rating signals that a corporate or municipal bond has a relatively low risk of default. Different bond rating agencies have different rating symbols to signify...
20 Αυγ 2011 · One data point to consider when evaluating the credit risk of a potential municipal bond is the bond’s rating. There are 3 major rating agencies that evaluate thousands of issuers and their municipal bonds. The agencies are Standard and Poor’s (S&P), Moody’s, and Fitch.
15 Απρ 2020 · Using exogenous upgrades in credit rating levels caused by the recalibration of Moody's municipal ratings scale in 2010, we find that upgraded municipalities significantly reduce their disclosure of required continuing financial information, relative to unaffected municipalities.
