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| | Highest Credit Quality | |
AAA
AAA(EXP)
AAApre | | | Very High Credit Quality | |
AA+
AA+(EXP)
AA
AA(EXP)
AA-
AA-(EXP) | | | High Credit Quality | |
A+
A+(EXP)
A
A(EXP)
A-
A-(EXP) | | | Good Credit Quality | |
BBB+
BBB+(EXP)
BBB
BBB(EXP)
BBB-
BBB-(EXP) | | | Speculative | |
BB+
BB+(EXP)
BB
BB(EXP)
BB-
BB-(EXP) | | | Highly Speculative | |
B+
B+(EXP)
B
B(EXP)
B-
B-(EXP) | | | High Default Risk | |
CCC+
CCC+(EXP)
CCC
CCC(EXP)
CCC-
CCC-(EXP)
CC
CC(EXP)
C | | | Default | |
DDD
DD
D |
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| | Highest Quality | |
(P)Aaa
Aaa | | | High Quality | |
Aa1
(P)Aa1
(P)Aa2
Aa2
Aa3
(P)Aa3 | | | Upper-Medium Quality | |
(P)A1
A1
A2
(P)A2
(P)A3
A3 | | | Medium-Grade Quality | |
Baa1
(P)Baa1
(P)Baa2
Baa2
Baa3
(P)Baa3 | | | Substantial Risk | |
(P)Ba1
Ba1
Ba2
(P)Ba2
(P)Ba3
Ba3 | | | High Risk | |
B1
(P)B1
(P)B2
B2
B3
(P)B3 | | | Very High Risk | |
(P)Caa1
Caa1
Caa2
(P)Caa2
(P)Caa3
Caa3 | | | Highly Speculative | |
(P)Ca
Ca | | | Default | |
C
(P)C |
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| | Extremely Strong | |
AAA
AAApi
AAAt | | | Very Strong | |
AA+
AA+pi
AA+t
AApi
Aat
AA
AA-
AA-pi
AA-t | | | Strong | |
A+
A+pi
A+t
Api
At
A
A-
A-pi
A-t | | | Adequate | |
BBB+
BBB+pi
BBB+t
BBB
BBBpi
BBBt
BBB-
BBB-pi
BBB-t | | | Less Vulnerable | |
BB+
BB+pi
BB+t
BB
BBpi
BBt
BB-
BB-pi
BB-t | | | More Vulnerable | |
B+
B+pi
B+t
B
Bpi
Bt
B-
B-pi
B-t | | | Currently Vulnerable | |
CCC+
CCC+pi
CCC+t
CCCpi
CCCt
CCC
CCC-
CCC-pi
CCC-t | | | Highly Vulnerable | |
CCpi
CCt
CC
C+
C+pi
C+t
C
Cpi
Ct | | | Selective Default | |
SD
SDpi
SDt | | | Default | |
D+
D+pi
D+t
Dpi
Dt
D | | | Regulatory Supervision | |
R
Rpi
Rt |
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| | Exceptional | |
aaa | | | Very Strong | |
aa+
aa
aa- | | | Strong | |
a+
a
a- | | | Adequate | |
bbb+
bbb
bbb- | | | Speculative | |
bb+
bb
bb- | | | Very Speculative | |
b+
b
b- | | | Extremely Speculative | |
ccc+
ccc
ccc-
cc
c | | | Default | |
d |
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| | Highest | |
AAA | | | Superior | |
AA (high)
AA
AA (low) | | | Satisfactory | |
A (high)
A
A (low) | | | Adequate | |
BBB (high)
BBB
BBB (low) | | | Speculative | |
BB (high)
BB
BB (low) | | | Highly Speculative | |
B (high)
B
B (low) | | | Very Highly Speculative | |
CCC (high)
CCC
CCC (low)
CC (high)
CC
CC (low)
C (high)
C
C (low) | | | In Arrears | |
D |
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| | Exceptionally Strong | |
AAA
AAAq | | | Very Strong | |
AA+
AA+q
AAq
AA
AA-
AA-q | | | Strong | |
A+
A+q
Aq
A
A-
A-q | | | Good | |
BBB+
BBB+q
BBBq
BBB
BBB-
BBB-q | | | Moderately Weak | |
BB+
BB+q
BB
BBq
BB-
BB-q | | | Weak | |
B+
B+q
B
Bq
B-
B-q | | | Very Weak | |
CCC+
CCC+q
CCCq
CCC
CCC-
CCC-q
CCq
CC
Cq
C | | | Distressed | |
DDD
DDDq
DDq
DD
Dq
D |
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| | Exceptional Security | |
Aaa | | | Excellent Security | |
Aa1
Aa2
Aa3 | | | Good Security | |
A1
A2
A3 | | | Adequate Security | |
Baa1
Baa2
Baa3 | | | Questionable Security | |
Ba1
Ba2
Ba3 | | | Poor Security | |
B1
B2
B3 | | | Very Poor Security | |
Caa1
Caa2
Caa3 | | | Extremely Poor Security | |
Ca
C |
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| | Extremely Strong | |
AAA
AAApi | | | Very Strong | |
AA+
AA+pi
AApi
AA
AA-
AA-pi | | | Strong | |
A+
A+pi
Api
A
A-
A-pi | | | Good | |
BBB+
BBB+pi
BBBpi
BBB
BBB-
BBB-pi | | | Marginal | |
BB+
BB+pi
BB
BBpi
BB-
BB-pi | | | Weak | |
B+
B+pi
B
Bpi
B-
B-pi | | | Very Weak | |
CCC+
CCC+pi
CCCpi
CCC
CCC-
CCC-pi | | | Extremely Weak | |
CCpi
CC | | | Regulatory Action | |
R |
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| | Superior | |
A++
A+
A++q
A+q
A++pd
A+pd | | | Excellent | |
A
A-
Aq
A-q
Apd
A-pd | | | Very Good | |
B++
B+
B++q
B+q
B++pd
B+pd | | | Fair | |
B
B-
Bq
B-q
Bpd
B-pd | | | Marginal | |
C++
C+
C++q
C+q
C++pd
C+pd | | | Weak | |
C
C-
Cq
C-q
Cpd
C-pd | | | Poor | |
D
Dq
Dpd | | | Under Regulatory Supervision | |
E
Eq
Epd | | | In Liquidation | |
F | | | Suspended | |
S |
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| | Superior | |
IC-1
AA (high)
AA
AA (low) | | | Satisfactory | |
IC-2
A (high)
A
A (low) | | | Adequate | |
IC-3
BBB (high)
BBB
BBB (low) | | | Speculative | |
IC-4
BB (high)
BB
BB (low) | | | Highly Speculative | |
IC-5
B (high)
B
B (low) | | | In Arrears | | D |
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