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What is a credit rating?

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Keywords: liabilities, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), bonds, risk premium, Standard and Poor's, Moody's, Fitch, Equifax, Experian, TransUnion, surety bond, NRSRO, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA), insurance contracts,

AAA/Aaa — credit rating

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Keywords: bonds, default risk, credit rating, S&P, Moody's, Fitch, ratings agencies,

A+/A1 — credit rating

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Keywords: bonds, default risk, S&P, Moody's, Fitch, AAA-rating, investment grade bonds, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA),

BB-/Ba3 — credit rating

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Keywords: bonds, junk bonds, credit score, S&P, risk premium, high yield bonds, Moody's, Fitch, creditworthiness, investment grade bonds, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA),

B+/B1 — credit tating

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Keywords: default risk, credit rating, junk bonds, S&P, high yield bonds, Moody's, Fitch, ratings institutions,

B/B2 — credit rating

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Keywords: bonds, junk bonds, high yield bonds, default rate, recovery rate, credit ratings,

B-/B3 — credit rating

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Keywords: treasuries, credit rating, junk bonds, S&P, high yield bonds, Moody's, Fitch, investment grade bonds, default rate, recovery rate, risk free,

BB+/Ba1 — credit rating

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Keywords: junk bonds, S&P, high yield bonds, Moody's, Fitch, AAA-rating, BBB, investment grade bonds, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA),

What is Chapter 10?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, credit rating, board member, small businesses, bankruptcy filings, Chapter 10,

What is the Equity Multiplier?

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Keywords: equity, credit rating, enterprise multiple, shareholder's equity, debt-to-equity ratio, EV/EBITDA, multiple, debt issues, capital structure,

What is a Debt Settlement Company?

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Keywords: debt, credit score, credit ratings, credit cards, debt consolidation company, credit cousnelor,

What does Investment Grade Mean?

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Keywords: security, bond, interest rate, credit rating, investment grade bonds,

What is Bad Debt?

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Keywords: credit rating, creditors, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (ADA), lenders, debtors,

AA+/Aa1 — credit rating

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Keywords: S&P, Moody's, Fitch, insurance company ratings, debt issues, investment grade bonds,

What is a Credit Crunch?

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Keywords: leverage, financial crisis, balance sheet, credit, central banks, Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers,

What is an A-note?

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Keywords: credit rating, tranches, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), credit card debt, creditworthiness, BBB, AAA,

What does it mean to Accept Risk?

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Keywords: insurance, hedging, Initial Public Offering (IPO), securitized, risk premium, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA), inverse correlation, self-insuring, actuaries, accepting risk,

What is a Letter of Credit?

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Keywords: risk, letter of credit, credit, bank guarantee,

What are credit derivatives?

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Keywords: risk, bond, derivatives, derivative, credit default swaps, tranches, credit,

What is Bank Credit?

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Keywords: economics, loans, credit score, banking institutions, FICO score,

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