GDB ‘expected’ power authority’s credit ratings cut, moving forward on $475M bond issue
March 29, 2012
Gov. Luis Fortuño administration officials took Moody’s Investors Service’s decision to cut the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s credit rating down a notch in stride Wednesday, saying it was “expected” and would not have an impact on the upcoming $475 million bond emission.
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Moody’s places UPR ‘Baa1’ credit rating on watch for possible downgrade
August 12, 2011
Moody's Investors Service has placed the University of Puerto Rico's ratings on Watchlist for possible downgrade, affecting $652 million of rated debt issued through AFICA, as the as the Authority of Financing for Industrial, Tourism, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities is known.
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Moody’s downgrades GO bond ratings to ‘Baa1,’ outlook negative
August 8, 2011
Moody's Investors Service downgraded the rating of more than $1 billion of the Puerto Rico Public Building Authority’s general obligation bonds to Baa1 from A3, providing a negative outlook for Series R and Series S. The bonds are expected to go to market Tuesday.
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Fortuño: U.S. ‘acted too late’ to avoid downgrade
August 8, 2011
Contrasting Puerto Rico’s current economic conditions with those of the U.S. mainland’s, Gov. Luis Fortuño said the “U.S. is starting to suffer the consequences of not acting immediately” to its escalating fiscal troubles.
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Retirement System burgeoning deficit on Moody’s radar
May 4, 2011
Gov. Luis Fortuño’s administration has three months to show Moody’s Investors Service that it is taking enough — and correct — action to address the Commonwealth Retirement System’s $28 billion funding shortfall to avoid a possible downgrade of its current A3 rating.
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