Fitch Affirms The Brink’s Company at ‘BBB-‘; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Brink's Company's (BCO) Issuer Default Rating (IDR), unsecured credit facility and unsecured private placement notes at 'BBB-'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. A full rating... Read more »

Fitch Affirms Wachovia Student Loan Trust 2006-1; Removes Two Classes from Negative Watch

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on the senior and subordinate notes issued by Wachovia Student Loan Trust series 2006-1 (Wachovia 2006-1): --Class A-5 notes affirmed at 'AAAsf';... Read more »

Fitch: Fintech Bank Charters a Regulatory Balancing Act

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The potential for financial technology (fintech) firms to obtain federal bank charters could have significant impacts on the operating strategies and regulatory environments for some players in this emerging sector,... Read more »

Fitch Affirms NewMarket Corporation’s Ratings at ‘BBB’; Outlook Stable

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR), senior unsecured note rating and revolving credit facility (RCF) rating of NewMarket Corporation (NewMarket) at 'BBB'. The Rating Outlook is Stable.... Read more »

Fitch Affirms Agilent’s Ratings at ‘BBB+’; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Agilent) at 'BBB+'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The ratings apply to approximately $1.9 billion of debt at Oct. 31,... Read more »

Fitch Affirms Scholar Funding Trust 2011-A

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following rating on Scholar Funding Trust 2011-A: --Class A at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable. KEY RATING DRIVERS U.S. Sovereign Risk: The trust collateral comprises Federal Family... Read more »

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns BBB Senior Unsecured Debt Rating for Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has assigned the senior unsecured debt rating of BBB, subordinated debt rating of BBB-, and short-term debt rating of K3 for Southern National Bancorp of... Read more »

A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (WoE or... Read more »

Fitch Affirms HSBC USA at ‘AA-‘ and ‘HSBC Finance’ at ‘A+’; Outlook Remains Stable

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed HSBC USA Inc.'s (HUSI) and subsidiary, HSBC Bank USA's (HBUS) Long-Term Issuer-Default Ratings (IDR) at 'AA-'. HSBC Finance Corp.'s (HBIO) Long-Term IDR has been affirmed at... Read more »

Fitch Assigns Derivative Counterparty Ratings to The Bank of New York Mellon

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned a Derivative Counterparty Rating (DCR) of 'AA-(dcr)' to The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) and Bank of New York Mellon S.A./N.V., as well as... Read more »