credit rating
noun
: a score or grade that a company or organization gives to a possible borrower and that indicates how likely the borrower is to repay a loan
Credit ratings are based on how much money, property, and debt a borrower has and on how well the borrower has paid past debts.
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Eversource began looking for a buyer for Aquarion following PURA’s rejection of the rate increase and a resulting downgrade of the Aquarion credit rating.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
That didn't stop S&P from tanking Plainfield's credit rating.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The state’s credit rating has been upgraded nine times during Pritzker’s tenure, from a low point of being one step above junk bond status.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
The city implemented its program in 1997 amid a broader underfunding of the pension system, which eventually tanked the city’s credit rating, grew its deficit and led to resignations of top city officials and federal investigations.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
That didn't stop S&P from tanking Plainfield's credit rating.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The state’s credit rating has been upgraded nine times during Pritzker’s tenure, from a low point of being one step above junk bond status.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
The city implemented its program in 1997 amid a broader underfunding of the pension system, which eventually tanked the city’s credit rating, grew its deficit and led to resignations of top city officials and federal investigations.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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“Credit rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20rating. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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