A financial services company that is one of the best known bond rating agencies in the country.

Moody’s is a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) that evaluates the financial quality of institutions’ debt, the claims-paying ability of life insurers, and the deposit credit rating of banks.

One of the major bond credit rating services.

An independent security and bond rating agency.

One of the two best known bond rating services, the other being Standard & Poor's. Moody's also rates commercial paper, preferred and common stocks, and municipal short-term issues. It publishes six manuals annually that provide information on issuers and securities. The manuals are updated weekly.

A subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet, Moody's is one of the two best known bond rating agencies in the U.S. Moody's rates bonds, commercial paper, common and preferred stocks, and municipal short-term issues. Moody's rates most publicly held corporate and municipal bonds and many Treasury and government issues but does not usually rate privately placed bonds.