credit ratings
Borrower reliability grades
Credit ratings are assessments of creditworthiness—how likely a borrower is to repay debt.
Rating agencies like Moody's and Standard & Poor's assign letter grades to bonds, companies, and governments: AAA signals minimal risk, while junk ratings warn of possible default.
The country's credit rating was downgraded after the debt crisis.
These ratings influence interest rates and investor confidence.
- downgradeReduce in status
- loansBorrowed money arrangements
- junk bondsLow-rated corporate securities
- AAATop credit rating
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
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credit ratingsdefault
Preset standard option
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credit ratingscash flow
Money entering and exiting
net worth · liquid assets · outstanding debt · account balances
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