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Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns Preliminary Ratings to JPMCC 2012-WLDN – Marketwatch

NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings for the JPMCC 2012-WLDN transaction (see ratings list below). JPMCC 2012-WLDN is a $ 270 million CMBS single … Continue reading

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Surprise’s bond rating downgraded from an AA to A – AZCentral.com

Standard & Poor’s, one of the nation’s largest bond-rating agencies, on Thursday downgraded Surprise’s bond rating from an AA to A. The move follows an audit that revealed major missteps in the city’s finances. In its report, the agency cited … Continue reading

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A Bond Rating’s Worth – Buyer Beware – Seekingalpha.com

What’s a bond rating worth? The better question is, how much do you rely on them? The answer for retail municipal bond investors is, completely.The point of ratings is to help investors obtain compensation that is at least commensurate with … Continue reading

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Stafford’s bond rating improves – Free Lance-Star

Stafford County is moving up the financial grading scale. Standard and Poor’s Rating Services has raised the county’s bond rating from AA- to AA. This rating affects the interest rates on money that the county borrows for major capital projects. … Continue reading

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S&P Writes Wrong Headline Upgrading Brazil Bond Rating After France Gaffe – Bloomberg

Standard & Poor’s, a week after roiling global markets with an erroneous message to subscribers suggesting it cut France’s credit rating, sent a release today announcing that it had raised Brazil’s credit ranking to BBB-. That’s the … Inflation Policy … Continue reading

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Town’s bond rating slips – Times Union

NISKAYUNA– Citing the town’s shrinking surplus over the past three years, a major Wall Street rating service has slightly downgraded Niskayuna’s bond rating. “The downgrade to Aa3 from Aa2 is based on the decline in reserves over the past several … Continue reading

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Fitch Downgrades N.J. Bond Rating Despite Pension Overhaul – FOX News

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s bond rating was downgraded one notch on Wednesday, signaling increased concern to potential investors over the state’s growing unfunded pension and health benefits liabilities.  The state’s bonds are still … Inflation Policy News Link

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Bond rating for N.J. is down a tick – Philadelphia Daily News

TRENTON – New Jersey’s bond rating was downgraded one notch Wednesday, signaling increased concern to potential investors over the state’s growing unfunded pension and health-benefits liabilities. The state’s bonds are still considered high grade, but the … Inflation Policy News … Continue reading

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency Issues Publications Detailing CMBS Ratings Process – Yahoo Finance

NEW YORK–(Company WIRE)– Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), these days released three Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) Criteria publications, which provide detailed insight into the … Inflation Policy News Link

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Town finance director corrects letter on bond rating – Foxboro Reporter

Foxboro Finance Director Randy Scollins said last week that a letter written by Neil Forster, Esq. and published in The Foxboro Reporter on May 5 contained an error which he referred to as “potentially harmful” to the town’s taxpayers and … Continue reading

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