Rating Agencies and Services

This branch keeps agency and rating-service pages together so readers can distinguish the grade from the organization assigning it.

In this section

• Bond Rating: Method of Evaluating the Possibility of Default by a Bond Issuer
  An in-depth look at the method of bond rating, including the role of rating agencies such as Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor's, and Moody's Investors Service, and the implications of different bond ratings.
• Bond-Rating Agency: Assessing Creditworthiness
  An agency specializing in assessing the creditworthiness of governments, municipalities, and corporations issuing bonds. Standard and Poor and Moody's are leading US bond-rating agencies.
• Fitch Ratings
  A thorough exploration of Fitch Ratings, its significance in the financial world, uses by investors, and its detailed rating scale.
• Moody's: A Leading US Credit-Rating Agency
  An in-depth exploration of Moody's, one of the main US credit-rating agencies, including its history, functions, importance in finance and investment, and more.
• Standard & Poor's Rating: Classification of Stocks and Bonds According to Risk
  A comprehensive analysis of Standard & Poor's Rating system, which classifies stocks and bonds according to their risk, issued by Standard & Poor's Corporation.
• Standard & Poor's: Leading Financial Services Provider
  An in-depth look at Standard & Poor's, its history, services, and significance in the financial world.