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Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on Enhanced Municipal Bonds

July 29, 2016 12:45 PM EDT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has taken various conforming rating actions on enhanced municipal bonds corresponding to actions taken on their associated enhancement providers or underlying bonds.

Long-term ratings on enhanced municipal bonds may be higher than those of their enhancement providers as discussed in Fitch's 'Rating Criteria for Letter of Credit-Supported Bonds and Commercial Paper'', dated April 5, 2016.

Short-term ratings on enhanced municipal bonds may be lower than those of their liquidity providers, as discussed in Fitch's 'Rating Guidelines for Variable-Rate Demand Obligations and Commercial Paper Issued with External Liquidity Support', dated Jan. 28, 2016.

Please see the corresponding spreadsheet for a full list of rating actions.

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

Applicable Criteria

Rating Criteria for Letter of Credit-Supported Bonds and Commercial Paper (pub. 05 Apr 2016)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=878782

Rating Criteria for Variable-Rate Demand Obligations and Commercial Paper Issued with External Liquidity Support (pub. 28 Jan 2016)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=876837

U.S. Municipal Structured Finance Criteria (pub. 23 Feb 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=862222

U.S. Tax-Supported Rating Criteria (pub. 18 Apr 2016)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=879478

Related Research

Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on Enhanced Municipal Bonds

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=885868

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Fitch Ratings
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Source: Fitch Ratings



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