A.M. Best to Discuss Bank Ratings at Iowa Convention.OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. will be exhibiting at the Iowa Bankers Association Annual Convention, set for September 16-18 at the Polk County Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk:
Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. . Visitors to booth #601 can learn about A.M. Best's interactive credit ratings, now being offered to small and mid-sized U.S. community banks. A.M. Best is currently issuing Bank Issuing bank Bank that issues a letter of credit. Deposit, Issuer Credit and Debt Security Ratings Security ratings Commercial rating agencies' assessment of the credit and investment risk of securities. to banks and bank holding companies with total assets between $100 million and $50 billion. Ratings are supported by rigorous analytics of a bank's financial performance and focus on its operations through various stages of the industry cycle. A.M. Best interactive ratings also consider a bank's strategic choices, operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. and competitive position beyond just its financial results. The potential benefits afforded by an A.M. Best credit rating extend to the deposit, credit and capital markets. Presently, visitors to Best's Banking Center, www.ambest.com/banks, can search for banks based on select financial criteria and can view Best's Bank Statement Reports, which contain key balance sheet data, and Best's Bank Ratio Reports, featuring operating statistics and financial ratios. To learn how a Best's Rating Best's rating A rating A.M. Best Co. assigns to insurance companies based on the company's ability to meet its obligations to its policyholders. can spotlight your bank's financial strength, stop by booth #601 at the IBA's Annual Convention. Information about the conference is available at www.iowabankers.com. Visit Best's Banking Center at www.ambest.com/banks for news, special reports and methodologies on how A.M. Best rates the U.S. banking industry. Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers. For more information, visit www.ambest.com. |
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