Bond ratings

Kroll says the use of rating ceilings can "subvert fundamental credit analysis."

After nearly a decade with a junk bond rating, Rensselaer County's most populous town vaulted into investment-grade bond status Monday, the town announced.

Rural governments continue to lose economic ground, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.

School districts, higher education institutions and healthcare providers could feel the pinch, according to Eric Kim of Fitch Ratings.

A newly released research paper found that the probability that a state general obligation bond will be rated higher after the Dodd-Frank Act is 2.7 times greater than before the law was enacted.

Twenty-three years after hitting rock bottom, D.C. has a triple-A rating.

The deposit exceeds some pre-budget estimates that the fund would receive $14 million, said Gov. Tom Wolf.

Moody's Investors Service deemed the state's strong May tourism numbers a credit positive.

S&P downgraded the outlook on the AA rated school and said further weakening in the school's finances could pressure the rating on $200 million of debt.

A quarter of municipal bond issuance so far this year carried just one rating agency opinion, heightening uncertainty over credit quality for some investors.

The three agencies that rate Illinois are watching to see how well assumptions in the budget play out during the fiscal year.

The Kentucky county’s BB general obligation bond rating was withdrawn less than a month after S&P Global Ratings downgraded the bonds seven notches.

Moody's Investors Service issued a sobering take on the state's liabilities as lawmakers celebrated passage of an on-time budget.

Four Twenty Seven developed climate change software to help bond investors assess future credit risk.

The Big Island's tourism-driven economy is likely to experience short-term shocks, Fitch Ratings said.

Eric Greitens hands the reins of state government over to his lieutenant governor Friday.

Moody's called the city's tax on large employers "credit positive." Fitch Ratings sees a limited impact on its economic growth.

How an approach of having a continuity of rating over the cycle provides some stability in Fitch's approach to the state sector. Managing Director Laura Porter is our guest. John Hallacy is host.

Franklin County will sell $250 million of tax-exempt, local government special tax revenue bonds.

Moody's Investors Service, citing fiscal improvements, upgraded the city to Ba3.