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- Fitch Affirms H&R Block's IDR at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
- NEW YORK -- Following H&R Block Inc.'s (H&R Block) sale of $145 million of common equity to enhance capital and maintain financial flexibility, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following ratings: H&R Block: --Issuer Default Rating IDR at 'BBB'; Block Financial Corp: --IDR at 'BBB'; --Senior...
- Research articles 2008-10-22
- Fitch Affirms Anadarko Petroleum's IDR at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:APC) long-term Issuer Default Rating IDR and other associated debt ratings following its announcement of a $5 billion stock repurchase program. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. --Long-term IDR affirmed at 'BBB-'; --Sr. Unsecured affirmed at 'BBB-'; --Bank Loan...
- Research articles 2008-08-26
- Fitch Affirms $61.8MM & Downgrades $79.1MM from 2 Bear Stearns Subprime Deals
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on the Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities transactions listed below. Unless stated otherwise, any bonds that were previously placed on Rating Watch Negative are removed. Affirmations total $61.8 million and downgrades total $79.1 million. Additionally, Fitch placed $13.7 million...
- Research articles 2008-04-28
- Fitch Comments on Pending Michigan Electric Law
- CHICAGO -- Last week, the Michigan House of Representatives passed House Bill HB 5524, which would provide for significant changes to Michigan's electricity regulatory framework if enacted into law. Overall, Fitch considers the legislation, as proposed, supportive of the credit of investor-owned electric utilities operating within the state because it...
- Research articles 2008-04-23
- Fitch Rates Northwest Nazarene University's $8MM Revs 'BBB'; Outlook Positive
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB' rating to the approximately $8.24 million Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority college facility revenue bonds, Series 2008 issued on behalf of Northwest Nazarene University Northwest Nazarene or the university. The bonds are scheduled to sell on or about Jan. 30,...
- Research articles 2008-01-14
- Anatomy of a meltdown
- The subprime meltdown spilled over into other financial markets over the summer. Investors fled the private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market, shutting it down in early August. Facing margin calls, falling asset values, no buyers for non-agency bonds and no buyers for mortgages originated for the private-label market, mortgage companies large...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Fitch Upgrades MidAmerican Energy Holdings & Subsidiaries; Outlook Stable
- CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has upgraded the long-term ratings of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company MEHC, MidAmerican Energy Company MEC, and MidAmerican Funding Corp. Funding; and affirmed the 'F1' short-term rating for MEC. The Rating Outlooks for all entities are Stable. Approximately $6 billion of debt is affected. Fitch upgrades...
- Research articles 2006-03-09
- Fitch Affirms 9 RMBS Classes from 2 Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust Issues
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings on the following Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust issues: Series 2004-SD1 -- Class A at 'AAA'; -- Class M-1 at 'AA'; -- Class M-2 at 'A'; -- Class B at 'BBB'. Series 2004-SD3...
- Research articles 2006-01-26
- S and P cuts GM, Ford ratings to junk bond status
- NEW YORK AFP — The troubles of US auto giants General Motors and Ford deepened after credit risk appraiser Standard and Poor's cut their ratings to junk bond status. S and P said it was cutting its ratings for GM's long-term debt to "BB" from an investment-grade "BBB", and...
- Research articles 2005-05-05
- Fitch Upgrades Provident Financial Group After National City Acquisition
- NEW YORK -- National City Corporation NCC has completed its merger with Provident Financial Group PFGI. Following this transaction, Fitch Ratings has raised the ratings of PFGI, its banking subsidiary, The Provident Bank, and its trust-preferred subsidiaries, in line with NCC's current ratings ('AA-/F1+'/Stable). Additionally, as PFGI is no longer...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- IMB Society secures first investment grade rating
- IN AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST, Standard & Poor's has assigned a public rating of BBB-long term, A-3 short term to IMB, making it the only building society or credit union in Australia to have ever been given a public investment grade rating. According to IMB chief executive Wayne Morris, the...
- Research articles 2004-06-30
- Castanea PLC, 1.(Initial Pricings)
- Castanea PLC, 1 Pricing date: June 22 Closing date: June 30 Amount: 309.5 million euros ($374.4 million) Seller/borrower: ...
- Research articles 2004-06-25
- CMBS total returns.(Market Monitor)(commercial mortgage backed securities)(Illustration)
- CMBS TOTAL RETURNS CMBS INDEX Total Return (%) ...
- Research articles 2004-03-26
- Debt with a twist.
- Sep 12, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) A new collaterised debt obligation CDO product for retail investors has been launched on the Australian Stock Exchange. HY-FI Securities is principally a product of ABN Amro. The investment pays out interest based...
- Research articles 2003-09-25
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch Business Briefs Column.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--BOEING EXTENDS MILITARY-DUTY PAY: Boeing Co. of Chicago, whose military unit has its headquarters in St. Louis, said Thursday that it's extending to five years its pay and other benefits to employees in the...
- Research articles 2003-04-04
- Contact Energy Marketing US$275 million private placement.
- Feb 16, 2003 (The Australian Financial Markets Newsletter - INSTO - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Contact Energy is marketing about $US275 million of reg D notes in the US private placement market. Sources claim the New Zealand company is seeking to sell seven, 10- and 12-year maturities....
- Research articles 2003-02-17
- Weyerhauser Co
- Weyerhauser Co. is selling $5.5 billion of debt to help it buy smaller rival Willamette Industries Inc. Weyerhaeuser announced its $6.2 billion all-cash purchase of Willamette on Jan. 21 and plans to use the bond sale proceeds to pay off bank debt for the purchase. The securities will be sold...
- Research articles 2002-03-11
- Williams Companies Affirmed At 'BBB' By Fitch; Outlook Stable
- Business Wire NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 21, 2001 The Williams Companies, Inc.'s WMB outstanding senior notes and debentures are affirmed at 'BBB' by Fitch. In addition, WMB's $2.2 billion commercial paper program is affirmed at 'F2' and its four pipeline issuing subsidiaries, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Northwest...
- Research articles 2001-12-21
- Fitch Dwngr Portland General Electric; On Rtg Watch Evolving
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 13, 2001 Fitch has lowered Portland General Electric Co.'s PGE securities as follows: senior secured debt to 'BBB+' from 'A'; senior unsecured debt to 'BBB' from 'A-'; preferred stock to 'BBB-' from 'BBB+'. The Rating Watch status has been revised to Evolving from...
- Research articles 2001-11-13
- Fitch Comments On Leucadia-FINOVA Transaction
- Business Editors CHICAGO--BUSINESS WIRE--March 2, 2001 Fitch has evaluated Leucadia National Corporation's Leucadia recently announced transaction with FINOVA Capital Corporation FINOVA and has determined that the transaction does not require a rating action on Leucadia. Fitch's ratings on Leucadia's senior debt, senior subordinated debt, and Leucadia Capital...
- Research articles 2001-03-02
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