Moody's Investors Service traces to John Moody's 1909 publication rating railroad bonds, the first systematic bond credit ratings; Moody incorporated the business the following year as Moody's Investors Service. It is one of the Big Three credit rating agencies, alongside Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings, publishing international financial research and issuing credit ratings on bonds and debt securities issued by companies and governments, ratings whose downgrades or warnings are widely treated by investors as authoritative signals of default risk.
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Founding YearJohn Moody began rating railroad bonds in 1909 and incorporated the business as Moody's Investors Service in 1910. HeadquartersNew York City, United States 1 Geography
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It is one of the Big Three credit rating agencies, alongside Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings, publishing international financial research and issuing credit ratings on bonds and debt securities issued by companies and governments, ratings whose downgrades or warnings are widely treated by investors as authoritative signals of default risk.
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Moody's Ratings provides international financial research on bonds
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Moody's Corporation continues to hold a majority stake, reported at 51.86 percent as of December 2024.
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S&P is considered the largest of the Big Three credit-rating agencies, which also include Moody's Ratings and Fitch Ratings.
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