Moody’s pushes Commonwealth credit deeper into junk
February 20, 2015
For the second time in less than a week, Puerto Rico’s credit rating has gotten slashed, this time by Moody's Investors Service, which downgraded the Commonwealth’s general obligation bonds and guaranteed debt to Caa1 from B2, its Sales Tax Financing Corporation (COFINA) senior and subordinate bonds, respectively, to B3 and Caa1 from Ba3 and B1, and the notes of the Government Development Bank, to Caa1 from B3.
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Puerto Rico has ‘no plans’ to default, gov’t officials say
July 11, 2014
High-ranking Gov. García-Padilla administration officials came out once again in defense of recent decisions aiming to boost Puerto Rico’s credit and ensure long-term fiscal and economic sustainability — most of which have generated strong backlash from stateside ratings agencies.
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Puerto Rico agencies showered with credit downgrades
June 30, 2014
The U.S. mainland’s three credit ratings agencies showered Puerto Rico with downgrades and warnings of further revisions Friday, upholding a trend that began a day earlier in response to the filing of a bill paving the way for the restructuring of fiscally troubled public agencies.
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PREPA double-whammied by credit agency downgrades
June 27, 2014
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority got a double-whammy from stateside credit ratings agencies, which separately downgraded the agency’s credit a day after Gov. García-Padilla announced a bill paving the way for the restructuring of fiscally troubled public corporations.
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GDB spends $2.6M on stateside debt restructuring firms
April 8, 2014
The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico spent $2.6 million to pay for the services of two stateside law firms, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Proskauer & Rose LLP, seeking advice on “financing plans and other related matters.”
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Op-Ed: Ireland, Puerto Rico and the credit rating agencies
March 31, 2014
The similarities between Ireland and Puerto Rico are so numerous that Ireland's case is of interest for our island.
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Op-Ed: The fighting Irish and the fighting Puerto Ricans
March 27, 2014
As we deal with our current crisis, we can easily forget that crises such as ours have happened before and will probably happen again in other societies.
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Moody’s removes ‘provisional’ designation after GO sale
March 12, 2014
Moody's Investors Service, the first of the trio of ratings agencies that a month ago slashed Puerto Rico’s credit to junk, on Tuesday removed the "provisional" designation from the Ba2 rating assigned to the Commonwealth’s issuance of $3.5 billion 2014 A General Obligation Bonds priced earlier in the day.
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Moody’s puts 3 Puerto Rican banks under ratings review
February 12, 2014
Several days after downgrading Puerto Rico's general obligation bond rating to Ba2, or junk, Moody's Investors Service placed on review for downgrade certain ratings of three local banks: Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Popular Inc. and FirstBank Puerto Rico.
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PIA reacts to Puerto Rico’s credit downgrade
February 10, 2014
The Pharmaceutical Industry Association of Puerto Rico (PIA) expressed “extreme concern” with the critical situation Puerto Rico is facing will be going through in the near future, magnified by the recent credit downgrade by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, which the trade group said will “require us to make essential changes in the way the […]
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Puerto Rico’s fiscal team meeting with ratings agencies
January 27, 2014
A contingent of the government’s fiscal team is in New York today for two days of meetings with credit ratings agencies Standard & Poors, Fitch and Moody’s, which are all keeping close tabs on Puerto Rico’s financial problems and the steps being taken to address the crunch.
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Moody’s wrapping up analysis of Puerto Rico credit
January 3, 2014
Moody’s Investors Service is set to conclude its review of Puerto Rico’s credit and fiscal situation in coming weeks, when it will focus on key issues of liquidity, budget performance and economic outlook, the New York-based agency said in a report released Thursday.
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Moody’s puts Puerto Rico G.O., other bonds on review
December 12, 2013
Almost exactly a year to the day when Moody’s Investors Service cut Puerto Rico’s credit to Baa3, the New York-based agency placed the island’s general obligation rating on review for downgrade.
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Moody’s: Puerto Rico facing greater odds of defaulting
October 29, 2013
Puerto Rico is facing better odds of defaulting on its debt, Moody’s Analytics said Monday, adding that fiscal problems, high unemployment rate and a shrinking population are fueling the problem.
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Puerto Rico gov’t unveils fixes for Highway Authority finances
June 21, 2013
The Puerto Rico government’s economic team presented four measures to shore up $280 million for the Highway Authority, which is deep in the hole with the Government Development Bank, to which it owes $2.1 billion.
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