credit rating
noun
: a score or grade that a company or organization gives to a possible borrower and that indicates how likely the borrower is to repay a loan
Credit ratings are based on how much money, property, and debt a borrower has and on how well the borrower has paid past debts.
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On Friday, the credit rating agency downgraded its long-term rating for the city’s general obligation bonds to AA- from AA.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Nowhere is this gap clearer than in the recent Los Angeles Water and Power municipal bonds credit rating downgrades.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
This bill will ensure that people in our state who have a medical emergency will be better protected from a credit rating change that can threaten basic needs like buying a car, renting an apartment, or even getting a job.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
These events drain so much cash that even the City of Los Angeles faced a negative credit outlook from its credit rating agency after recent wildfires, meaning there was concern about the city’s ability to meet financial obligations.
—Jesse M. Keenan, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Nowhere is this gap clearer than in the recent Los Angeles Water and Power municipal bonds credit rating downgrades.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
This bill will ensure that people in our state who have a medical emergency will be better protected from a credit rating change that can threaten basic needs like buying a car, renting an apartment, or even getting a job.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
These events drain so much cash that even the City of Los Angeles faced a negative credit outlook from its credit rating agency after recent wildfires, meaning there was concern about the city’s ability to meet financial obligations.
—Jesse M. Keenan, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Credit rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20rating. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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