Ratings

The public transit agenices are benefitting from sales taxes that fared better than expected through the pandemic and the state's stronger fiscal footing

Moody's Investors Service upgraded the county — home to Detroit — A3 from Baa1 while also elevating its rating outlook to positive.

S&P followed Moody's in raising Illinois' general obligation rating, moving it to BBB as the state's fiscal picture brightens.

The Fitch Ratings upgrade applies only to GO debt — the city's issuer default rating remains AA-plus. The GOs benefit from California’s 2016 statutory lien law.

S&P said the rating on the senior living revenue bonds Capital Trust Agency issued for borrower H-Bay Ministries Inc. of Texas will now be withdrawn in 30 days.

Participants consider whether Illinois' recent upgrade is a one-off due to the flood of federal aid or a turning of the tide toward better fiscal decision-making that could help it climb further up the rating scale.

Michigan's fiscal recovery led S&P Global Ratings to lift its rating outlook to stable from negative. Fitch boosted its outlook to positive earlier this month.

Ridership displacement, remote work and online shopping amplify pre-pandemic challenges such as large capital plans.

After more than a decade of ratings deterioration, the lowest-rated state won an upgrade Tuesday, taking its Moody's rating to Baa2.

State Treasurer Shawn Wooden discusses the state's across-the-board bond rating upgrades, its immediate challenges and initiatives such as "CT Baby Bonds." Paul Burton hosts. (19 minutes)

Fitch revised Illinois' outlook to positive but the rating remains BBB-minus, the lowest investment grade.

The rating agency elevated its outlook to stable on the state’s general obligation bonds and various state-entity revenue bonds.

S&P Global Ratings has fewer universities and colleges with negative outlooks since the beginning of the year.

A Moody's downgrade on San Antonio's convention hotel bonds came with the lowering of the outlook to negative on the city's Aaa issuer rating.

The agency is refunding $104.5 million of Federal Transit Administration section 5307 bonds and $23 million of FTA section 5337 bonds.

The state's momentum with rating agencies continued when Fitch elevated its special tax obligation bonds to AA-minus.

While Jacques Jiha cited improved outlooks to stable from Moody's and S&P, skeptics warned of inadequate use of federal aid and lingering outyear budget gaps.

Illinois public universities reap rewards of federal aid and state rating stabilization.

Three upgrades in two days and four in six weeks mark the state's first bond-rating upgrades in 20 years.

Fitch Ratings, S&P Global Ratings and Kroll Bond Rating Agency all upgraded the Constitution State ahead of a $1 billion taxable and tax-exempt transaction set for Wednesday.