Civil rights complaint filed over subprime credit ratings
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) has filed [ ... claiming that two leading credit rating agencies, Moody's Investor Services and Fitch Inc. corporate ... of subprime securities’ ratings. John Taylor, president and CEO of NCRC, said in a statement:The complaint [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 19:29:37
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Totally Disconnected: US Government Risk, Ratings, Bonds and Equities
As part of his seemingly ongoing program to remove systemic risks within the financial and corporate matrix, ... ; Poor’s reiterated its “AAA” rating for the United States, credit default swaps spreads for 10-year [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 06:52:43
Bank Worries Heighten Credit Fears
The renewed concern about the futures of the nation’s largest financial institutions is working its way into short-term lending rates and key ... late November. In action Thursday, swap spreads, a measure of credit risk, have widened out, along ... % about three months ago. In addition, credit-default swap indexes tracking corporate and [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 09:15:00
DEBT DEFAULTS
DEBT DEFAULTS With the performance of the stock market over 2008, ... interest-bearing investments are safer, there are still risks. A report entitled “Default and Recovery Rates of Canadian Corporate Issuers, 1989-2007” was published last year by Moody’s Credit Research [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 15:04:18
CDS report: Rate cuts lift mood
Credit markets rallied strongly Thursday morning after the 50 basis point rate cut from the US Federal Reserve, cuts from China and Taiwan and indications from central banks that they would continue to act against recession boosted sentiment across markets. The cost of protecting corporate debt against [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 12:24:52
Fitch: EMEA/ASIAPAC Corporate Treasurers Reviewing Liquid Asset Policies
In Fitch’s second annual survey of Corporate Treasury Policies, ... with, and keeping a far more active watch on the credit quality of those counterparties than ... issuers. A total 78% of respondents in developed markets use criteria which includes credit ratings [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 07:18:40
LEED certified buildings on the rise!
Adobe headquarters in San Jose received three platinum LEED ratings Photo credit kqedquest According to the US Green Building Council (USGBC) ... building by the numbers report (.doc warning): By 2009, 82% of corporate America is expected ... $30-$40 billion annually by 2010 With that in mind it was great to see the report that AMD’s Lone [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:16:45
LEED certified buildings on the rise!
Adobe headquarters in San Jose received three platinum LEED ratings Photo credit kqedquest According to the US Green Building Council (USGBC) ... building by the numbers report (.doc warning): By 2009, 82% of corporate America is expected ... $30-$40 billion annually by 2010 With that in mind it was great to see the report that AMD’s Lone [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:16:45
Understanding Corporate Credit
by Mary Bush One of the most common misconceptions relating to corporate credit is that it works just like personal credit ... credit rating and score. So paying your bills on time and not having a high balance on available sources ... . Do you know what is on your business credit report? At least once a year you should be examining it very [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 09:38:22
Understanding Corporate Credit
by Mary Bush One of the most common misconceptions relating to corporate credit is that it works just like personal credit ... credit rating and score. So paying your bills on time and not having a high balance on available sources ... . Do you know what is on your business credit report? At least once a year you should be examining it very [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 22:23:56
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