Fitch Ratings

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Definition of 'Fitch Ratings'

An international credit rating agency based out of New York City and London. The company's ratings are used as a guide to investors as to which investments are most likely going to yield a return. It is based on factors such as how small an economic shift would be necessary to affect the standing of the bond, and how much, and what kind of debt is held by the company.
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Investopedia explains 'Fitch Ratings'

Along with Moody's and Standard & Poor's, Fitch is one of the top three credit rating agencies. Its rating system is very similar to S&P's in that they both use a letter system. 

Some examples of letter ratings include:
AAA - reliable and stable
AA - quality with a bit higher risk   
A - economic situation could affect finance   
BBB - middle class-an acceptable risk
BB - more prone to economic changes   
CCC - vulnerable, dependent on current economic situation 
D - has defaulted before, high risk to again
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'Fitch Ratings'

  • Why S&P Downgraded The US And Others Did Not - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0811/Why-SP-Downgraded-The-U.S.-And-Others-Did-Not.aspx
    ... The other two major ratings services, Moody's Investors Services and Fitch Ratings,
    made no such threat and continue to rate US credit at the top of the scale. ...

  • Fair Value Proposal For Loans

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Fair-Value-Proposal-For-Loans-HBAN-RF-CMA-BBT-USB0629.aspx
    ... Fitch Ratings did a study and concluded that if the proposal had been in effect
    for reporting the third quarter of 2009, a decrease of $130 billion in ...

  • Profit From Mortgage Debt With MBS

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/06/mortgagebackedsecurities.asp
    ... market value. Safety Ratings Fitch Ratings provides credit ratings as well
    as coupon rates and maturity dates for MBS. (For more ...

  • Fatal Seduction Of The Municipal Bond Insurers

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/08/municipal-bond-insurance.asp
    ... bonds were very low, averaging just 0.63% on a cumulative basis for all bonds issued
    between 1987 and 1994, according to a long-term study by Fitch Ratings. ...

  • A Brief History Of Credit Rating Agencies

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/09/history-credit-rating-agencies.asp
    ... Fitch Ratings John Knowles Fitch founded the Fitch Publishing Company in
    1913. Fitch published financial statistics for use in the ...

  • When To Trust Bond Rating Agencies

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/09/bond-rating-agencies.asp
    ... default. Bond Rating Grades Credit Risk, Moody's, Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings.
    Investment Grade, --, --, -. Highest Quality, Aaa, AAA, AAA. ...

  • Bond Raters On The Rocks - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/1009/Bond-Raters-On-The-Rocks.aspx
    ... rating services, including industry giants Moody's Investors Service, Standard and
    Poor's and Fitch Ratings, certified them as solid, creditworthy investments. ...

  • The Rating Agencies Get A Failing Grade

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/The-Rating-Agencies-Get-A-Failing-Grade-MCO-MHP-BRK-A-BRK-B-GLRE0916.aspx
    ... Moody's (NYSE:MCO), Standard and Poor's, which is part of McGraw Hill (NYSE:MHP),
    and Fitch Ratings, which is majority-owned by the French company Fimalac. ...

  • The 3 Worst ETFs Right Now

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/The-3-Worst-ETFs-Right-Now-EWI-EWP-VNM0329.aspx
    ... Considering Fitch Ratings' recent downgrade of Portugal's sovereign debt,
    many market observers would say that Portugal is that shoe. ...

  • The Scary Truth About Downgrades - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/1011/The-Scary-Truth-About-Downgrades.aspx
    ... There are five major agencies that decide a country's credit worthiness: Fitch Ratings,
    Moody's, Standard & Poor's (S&P), Business Monitor International and ...

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