Detroit — Standard and Poor's, a credit-rating agency, has given Wayne County an A rating, up from BBB+, Wayne County announced Friday. "A credit rating is an informed opinion," advises the ...

Standard & Poor’s has upgraded its credit rating for the capital city to reflect improvements in Hartford’s financial health four years out from its brush with bankruptcy. S&P Global Ratings ...

After bankruptcy, your credit score can plummet. So, carefully consider your credit rating before you file for bankruptcy. Bankruptcy will have a devastating impact on your credit health. The exact ...

Aug. 5, 2011 — -- For the first time ever, the United States lost its perfect credit rating as Standard & Poor's reduced its U.S. long-term debt assessment from AAA to AA+ with a negative ...

Standards & Poor's Rating Service has been grading corporate bonds for 90 years. Today, it has 1,226 employees and does $75 million in business every year in more than 20 countries.

Estimates we found online from places like Debt.org show how people with different credit scores would be impacted by a bankruptcy filing. Someone with a credit score of 780 or above would be ...

Standard & Poor's has boosted Detroit's rating on eight- to 15-year bonds the city plans to sell to improve public services. The revenue bonds have been given an "A'' rating by S&P. S&P also gave ...