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Editor's note: Moody's issued the following ratings notice today Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded France's government bond rating by one notch to Aa1 from Aaa. The outlook remains negative. Today's rating action follows…

Moody's released the following announcement on Friday in connection with a review it is now conducting regarding the Canadian banking sector. Moody's Investors Service has placed the long-term ratings of six Canadian banks (including the…

The ratings agency Moody's issued the following statement earlier today in connection with its ratings review of the German banking sector. The outlook for Germany's banking system remains negative, says Moody's Investors Service in a new…

Moody's issued the following statement in downgrading Spain's sovereign credit rating outlook to negative. Moody's Investors Service has today confirmed the Kingdom of Spain's Baa3 government bond rating and assigned a negative outlook to…

The following is the rationale for the ratings action Standard and Poor's took earlier today in downgrading the sovereign debt ratings of Spain Overview     -- The deepening economic recession is limiting the Spanish government's policy…

Catalonia is the region that was first to announce plans to tap the Spanish government's 18 billion euro bailout fund as the region has been locked out of debt markets. Earlier today, the Spanish government announced that it had obtained 3…

The following press release was issued by Moody's Investors Service earlier today regarding the United States. New York, September 11, 2012 -- Budget negotiations during the 2013 Congressional legislative session will likely determine the…

Editor's note: Moody's issued the following press statement yesterday relating to its downgrade of the European Union's ratings outlook. Moody's Investors Service has today changed to negative from stable its outlook on the Aaa long-term…

Since there is no appetite in Congress to bail out the FHA as its financial condition deteriorates, Fitch believes that the FHA may end up renegotiating its full protection on these mortgages with the banks who hold the loans. The agency…

Since there is no appetite in Congress to bail out the FHA as its financial condition deteriorates, Fitch believes that the FHA may end up renegotiating its full protection on these mortgages with the banks who hold the loans. The agency…