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Major Credit Rating Agencies - YAML

S&P Global Ratings, Moody's Ratings, and Fitch Ratings are known as the 'Big Three' - the world's largest credit rating agencies. These agencies assess the debt repayment capacity of corporations and governments, providing crucial information for investor decision-making. Their ratings significantly influence bond market pricing and are used for regulatory requirements of financial institutions.

credit rating agencies S&P Moody's Fitch credit rating bond market investment analysis

- code: "1"
  slug: "sp-global-ratings"
  name: "S&P Global Ratings"
  description: "The world's largest credit rating agency, founded in 1860."
  founded: 1860
  headquarters: "New York City (Manhattan)"
  parentCompany: "S&P Global"
  ratingScale: "AAA to D"
  website: "https://www.spglobal.com/ratings"
- code: "2"
  slug: "moodys-ratings"
  name: "Moody's Ratings"
  description: "A pioneer in bond credit ratings founded in 1909."
  founded: 1909
  headquarters: "New York City (7 World Trade Center)"
  parentCompany: "Moody's Corporation"
  ratingScale: "Aaa to C"
  website: "https://ratings.moodys.com"
- code: "3"
  slug: "fitch-ratings"
  name: "Fitch Ratings"
  description: "The smallest of the Big Three, founded in 1914."
  founded: 1914
  headquarters: "New York City / London"
  parentCompany: "Hearst Communications"
  ratingScale: "AAA to D"
  website: "https://www.fitchratings.com"