Thursday, June 12, 2008

Moody's, Under Pressure From Regulators, to Change Muni Ratings

Moody's Investors Service will change the way it rates municipal bonds, ranking them on the same scale it uses for corporate and sovereign debt.

The credit-rating company, which has come under pressure this year from regulators and state treasurers, announced today it will ``transition our public finance ratings to our global scale.'' It began studying making the change in March, soliciting comments from investors and issuers in the $2.66 trillion municipal market.

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