Credit Rating Agency

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CRA
Pronunciation
/ˈkrɛdɪt ˈreɪtɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi/
Category
Business
Related Field
Agencies

Examples in Context

  1. Earlier this month, another credit rating agency downgraded United States government debt for the first time.
  2. On Wednesday, China's Dagong credit rating agency downgraded American debt.
  3. A major credit rating agency, Standard & Poor's, has downgraded the status of Greek government debt.
  4. Earlier this month, the same credit rating agency that downgraded the US confirmed our triple A rating.
  5. Institutions seeking to reduce their reliance on short-term paper will have to pay up because interest rates are likely to rise and governments will stop supporting the financial system, the study by the credit rating agency Moody's concludes.

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