Moody's Investors Service

Moody's Investors Service is a leading provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. Moody's commitment and expertise contributes to transparent and integrated financial markets, protecting the integrity of credit. Our ratings and analysis track debt covering more than:

  • 130 countries
    11,000 corporate issuers
    21,000 public finance issuers
    76,000 structured finance obligations



Credit ratings and research help investors analyze the credit risks associated with fixed-income securities. Such independent credit ratings and research also contribute to efficiencies in fixed-income markets and other obligations, such as insurance policies and derivative transactions, by providing credible and independent assessments of credit risk.



Moody’s default studies validate our predictive ratings. Our published research and investor briefings draw thousands of attendees each year and keep investors current with the rationale underlying our credit opinions. 

Gateway Technical College District, WI: Update to credit analysis

This report highlights the credit's large tax base and strong financial management.

Moody's Ratings confirms Volcan's Caa1 ratings; outlook changed to pos...

Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has confirmed today Volcan Compania Minera S.A.A. y Subsidiarias ("Volcan")'s Caa1 Corporate Family Rating ("CFR") and the Caa1 rating on its senior secured notes due in January 2030. We have also confirmed Volcan's Caa2 rating of its 4.375% Senior Unsecured notes due in Fe...

Legacy Health, OR: Update to credit analysis

Our credit view of this issuer reflects its leading market position, constrained by high labor cost and government regulation.

Moody's Ratings withdraws issuer and underlying ratings of 8 local gov...

Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has withdrawn the issuer and underlying ratings of 8 local government issuers due to lack of sufficient information. This rating action concludes the reviews with direction uncertain for these issuers that were initiated on October 2, 2024 and October 25, 2024. The affected...

City of Oakland, CA: Update to credit analysis following downgrade to ...

Our credit view of this issuer reflects its large and diverse tax base, robust local and regional economy offset by a sound yet challenged financial position and high long-term liabilities.

Moody's Ratings confirms Volcan's Caa1 ratings; outlook changed to pos...

Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has confirmed today Volcan Compania Minera S.A.A. y Subsidiarias ("Volcan")'s Caa1 Corporate Family Rating ("CFR") and the Caa1 rating on its senior secured notes due in January 2030. We have also confirmed Volcan's Caa2 rating of its 4.375% Senior Unsecured notes due in Fe...

Moody's Ratings assigns ratings to three classes of CLO refinancing no...

Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has assigned ratings to three classes of CLO refinancing notes (the Refinancing Notes) issued by Madison Park Funding XVII, Ltd. (the Issuer): U.S.$3,000,000 Class X Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2037, Assigned Aaa (sf) U.S.$288,000,000 Class A-R-3 Floating Rate Senior ...

Moody's Ratings assigns ratings to three classes of refinancing notes ...

Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has assigned ratings to three classes of refinancing notes (the "Refinancing Notes") issued by Sound Point CLO XXII, Ltd. (the "Issuer"). Our rating action is as follows: U.S.$235,727,291 Class A-RR Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2032, Assigned Aaa (sf) U.S.$75...

Moody's Ratings upgrades Griffon's CFR to Ba3; stable outlook

Moody's Ratings (Moody's) upgraded Griffon Corporation's (Griffon) ratings including the Corporate Family Rating (CFR) to Ba3 from B1, Probability of Default Rating (PDR) to Ba3-PD from B1-PD, the rating on the company's senior secured first lien bank credit facility to Ba1 from Ba2, and the rating ...

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