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- Review & Outlook: 2000-2001 Title Insurance
- The industry outlook for the year 2000 - 2001 is stable despite market conditions and performance for several reasons. First, the report assigns ratings with a long-term perspective, recognizing that title insurance is a highly cyclical business. Individual company ratings are based in part on experience in previous cycles and...
- White papers 2001-01-16
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- Fitch Affirms FSA's 'AAA' IFS & 'AA' Senior Debt Rating
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' insurer financial strength IFS rating of Financial Security Assurance Inc. FSA and the 'AA' senior debt rating of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. FSA Holdings. FSA Holdings, the parent company of FSA, is a subsidiary of Dexia S.A. Dexia, a Belgian financial...
- Research articles 2006-09-18
- Fitch Affirms FSA's 'AAA' IFS, 'AA' Senior Debt Rating
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings-NY-June 6, 2005: Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' insurer financial strength IFS rating of Financial Security Assurance Inc. FSA and the 'AA' senior debt rating of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. FSA Holdings. FSA Holdings, the parent company of FSA, is a subsidiary of Dexia S.A....
- Research articles 2005-06-06
- BANKFIRST Individual Rating Lowered By Fitch
- Business Editors CHICAGO--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 17, 2001 The individual rating for BANKFIRST Corporation Inc. BANKFIRST has been lowered to `C/D' from `C' by Fitch. The rating is removed from Rating Watch Negative where it was placed on Dec. 1, 2000, as a result of the merger of Fitch and...
- Research articles 2001-01-17
- Fitch Upgr City National Corp's Individual Rtg; Affs L-T & S-T
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 24, 2001 Fitch, the international rating agency, has raised the individual rating of City National Corporation CYN and its subsidiary City National Bank to a 'B' from a 'B/C'. The change of the individual rating is reflective of the company demonstrating consistently...
- Research articles 2001-04-24
- Fitch Affs Shenandoah Life Insurance Company Rtgs At `A+'
- Business Editors CHICAGO--BUSINESS WIRE--May 7, 2001 Fitch affirms the `A+' insurer financial strength IFS rating of Shenandoah Life Insurance Company Shenandoah. The rating reflects the company's strong balance sheet fundamentals, and recently strong sales growth in the individual life insurance and annuity product lines. The rating also...
- Research articles 2001-05-07
- Time to Downgrade the Rating Agencies
- In today’s financial markets, it is credit rating agencies that have the privilege of power without responsibility. Their assignment of letters, numbers and plus or minus signs can make or break a bond issue or raise a company’s borrowing costs. Such is the power the agencies command that...
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- Fitch Places Royal Bank of Canada and RBC Centura on Rating Watch Negative
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has placed the long-term and individual ratings of Royal Bank of Canada ('AA' and 'A/B', respectively) and the long-term, short-term, and individual ratings of RBC Centura Banks, Inc. ('AA-', 'F1+', and 'B', respectively) and its subsidiaries on Rating Watch Negative. The Rating Watch reflects...
- Research articles 2004-09-14
- Fitch Rates Level 3's New Notes 'B'; Outlook Stable
- CHICAGO -- Fitch has assigned a 'B' rating, as well as a recovery rating of 'RR1' to new senior unsecured notes at Level 3 Financing. Fitch has also affirmed the 'CCC' issuer default rating IDR, along with each individual issue rating assigned to Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Level 3) and...
- Research articles 2006-03-09
- Fitch Ratings Affirms Ocwen Financial; Rating Outlook Revised to Stable
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--March 14, 2003 Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'B' senior rating and 'D' individual rating of Ocwen Financial Corp OCN. In addition, Fitch has raised the Long-term deposit rating of Ocwen Federal Bank OFB, OCN's primary banking subsidiary to 'B+' from 'B' and affirmed...
- Research articles 2003-03-14
- A.M. Best Affirms "A+" -Superior- Rating of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
- OLDWICK, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 7, 1998--A.M. Best Co. today affirmed the "A+" Superior rating on Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York. The rating outlook, however, remains negative, reflecting the company's weak sales in its core individual life insurance segment and its generally poor operating performance relative to its peers.
- Research articles 1998-12-08
- A.M. Best Affirms "A+" -Superior- Rating of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
- OLDWICK, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 7, 1998--A.M. Best Co. today affirmed the "A+" Superior rating on Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York. The rating outlook, however, remains negative, reflecting the company's weak sales in its core individual life insurance segment and its generally poor operating performance relative to its peers.
- Research articles 1998-12-07
- Fitch Lowers State Street's L-T Rating to 'AA-'; Outlook to Stable
- CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has lowered the long-term rating of State Street Corporation State Street and its primary operating subsidiary State Street Bank and Trust Company SSBT to 'AA-' from 'AA'. Fitch also revises State Street's Rating Outlook to Stable from Negative, where it originally was as of August 2003....
- Research articles 2004-11-24
- Commercial Property/Casualty Insurance - Impact of New York Attorney General's Probe
- Fitch's Rating Outlook for the commercial property/casualty insurance sector remains Stable. This follows allegations of anticompetitive practices in the insurance industry contained in a civil action filed by the New York Attorney General's office NYAG against Marsh & McLennan Marsh, the world's largest insurance broker. To date, Fitch has not...
- White papers 2004-10-29
- A.M. Best Affirms "A-" Rating of Blue Cross of California - Excellent
- OLDWICK, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 26, 1997--Effective immediately, A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the "A-" Excellent rating of Blue Cross of California, Woodland Hills, Calif. The rating reflects the company's strong position in the small group and individual health market in California, its good profitability, diversified product portfolio, and strong systems...
- Research articles 1997-08-26
- A.M. Best Raises Rating of Blue Cross of California to "A" -Excellent- From "A-"
- OLDWICK, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 3, 1998--A.M. Best Co. has raised the "A-" Excellent rating of Blue Cross of California, Thousand Oaks, Calif., to "A" Excellent. The rating increase reflects the company's strong and expanding position in the small group and individual health market in California, its consistently good profitability, reduced financial...
- Research articles 1998-11-03
- Best Buys on Bonds
- Despite the nascent stock-market rally, the once-stodgy bond market remains the hot new thing for wary investors. Corporate and municipal bonds offer some temptingly high yields. Treasuries promise a safe haven. But the market is riddled with risks. Learn how to avoid them... Although stocks have bounced back in recent...
- Articles 2009-03-17
- Fitch Places Members United Corporate FCU's 'AA-' IDR on Rating Watch Negative
- CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of Members United Corporate Federal Credit Union Members United on Rating Watch Negative as follows: --Long-term IDR 'AA-'; --Short-term IDR 'F1+'; --Short-term debt 'F1+'; --Individual 'A/B'; Fitch has also affirmed the following ratings: --Support '4'; ...
- Research articles 2008-05-30
- Mercata Receives Top Ranking Among Online Buying Services; Gomez Advisors Ranks Group Buying Company As Overall Category Leader in Internet Buying Services Scorecard
- Business Editors, High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 27, 2000 MercataTM (http://www.mercata.com), an e-commerce company that enables individual buyers to combine their purchasing power to achieve discounts on high-quality, brand-name products, today announced that it was rated No. 1 overall in the Gomez Advisors Spring 2000 Internet Buying Services...
- Research articles 2000-03-27
- Fitch Affirms Guardian's `AAA' Financial Strength Rating
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--June 30, 2000 Fitch has affirmed the `AAA' financial strength rating of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Guardian Life and its wholly owned subsidiary, Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc. GIACcollectively referred to as Guardian. The affirmation recognizes Guardian's strong competitive position in...
- Research articles 2000-06-30
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