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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Investors and credit rating companies worry about the heavy spending policies of President Prabowo Subianto’s government and efforts to exert influence over central bank decisions.
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
For Hawks, one of the most important jobs of the treasurer is to decrease California’s debt burden in order to improve its credit rating, which in turn would lower interest rates when the state seeks financing.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 20 May 2026
NextEra Energy anticipates the all-stock transaction will improve its existing credit rating thresholds, while Dominion Energy and Dominion Energy Virginia are expected to benefit from improved ratings and related reductions in financing costs.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
One of the nation’s three major credit rating agencies has downgraded Sacramento City Unified School District’s bond rating, citing the district’s poor budget management and uncertainty over its plans to rebuild reserves.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
For Hawks, one of the most important jobs of the treasurer is to decrease California’s debt burden in order to improve its credit rating, which in turn would lower interest rates when the state seeks financing.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 20 May 2026
NextEra Energy anticipates the all-stock transaction will improve its existing credit rating thresholds, while Dominion Energy and Dominion Energy Virginia are expected to benefit from improved ratings and related reductions in financing costs.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
One of the nation’s three major credit rating agencies has downgraded Sacramento City Unified School District’s bond rating, citing the district’s poor budget management and uncertainty over its plans to rebuild reserves.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
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“Credit rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20rating. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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