Fitch Announces Revisions For 87 Bank-Supported Ratings.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2000 Following the consolidation of its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. bank ratings, Fitch, the international rating agency formed through the merger of Fitch IBCA IBCA International Braille Chess Association IBCA Institute of Burial and Cremation Administration IBCA Integrated Business Communications Alliance IBCA International Barbeque Cookers Association IBCA Department of Interior Board of Contract Appeals and Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR DCR Department of Conservation and Recreation DCR Decrease DCR Digital Cable Ready (television) DCR Dark Crisis (Yu-Gi-Oh! cards) DCR Debt Coverage Ratio DCR Dacryocystorhinostomy ), today announced the revision of ratings on 87 bond issues supported by bank-issued letters-of-credit or liquidity facilities. The Fitch ratings Fitch Ratings An international rating agency for financial institutions, insurance companies, and corporate, sovereign, and municipal debt. Fitch Ratings has headquarters in New York and London and is wholly owned by FIMALAC of Paris. (see below) reflect the previously announced new rating methodology for U.S. banks. Details on the new rating methodology are available on the Fitch web site (`www.fitchibca.com') and the DCR web site (`www.dcrco.com'). Additional details on North American bank ratings, including a comprehensive list of all rated issuer security types and a listing of the former ratings assigned by Fitch and Duff & Phelps, are available at the aforementioned web sites, or by calling 800/753-4824. ABAG ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments ABAG Associação Brasileira de Aviação Geral (Brazilian Association of General Aviation; São Paulo, Brazil) ABAG Antigua & Barbuda Association of Georgia Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps. (CA) (Harker School Foundation Proj) var-rate demand COPs ser 1998 (LOC LOC - lines of code : U.S. Bank National Association) -- `A+/F1+' Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. Heights Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. Facilities Corp. (TX) (University of the Incarnate Word Incarnate Word was founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word who came to San Antonio at the request of Bishop Claude Dubuis. Through their acts of mercy, they founded several schools, hospitals, and academies. Proj) adj-rate higher educ demand rev & rfdg bonds ser 1999-A (LOC: Bank One Texas NA) -- `A+/F1+' Alamo Heights Higher Education Facilities Corp. (TX) (University of the Incarnate Word Proj) adj-rate higher educ demand rfdg bonds ser 1999-B (LOC: Bank One Texas NA) -- `A+/F1+' Babylon Industrial Development Authority (NY) (Lambro Industries, Inc. Proj) var-rate seven day demand industrial devel rev bonds ser 1999 (LOC: Fleet Bank, N.A.) -- `A+/F1+' Baltimore County (MD) (Oak Crest Village, Inc. Proj) rev bonds ser 1999A (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+ Baltimore County (MD) (Oak Crest Village, Inc. Proj) rev bonds ser 1999B (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' Bastrop County Industrial Development Corp. (TX) (BioCrest Partners, L.P. Proj) adj-rate demand industrial rev bonds ser 1997 (LOC: Union Bank of California Union Bank of California is one of the 30 largest commercial banks in the United States. It has 327 branches, the majority of which are in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. ) -- `A/F A/F Airfield A/F Air-to-Fuel ratio A/F Across Flats (hex head of screws) A/F Alpha Flunk 1' Bowie Assisted Living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (MD) var-rate demand bonds ser 1997 (LOC: First Union National Bank) --`A+/F1+' Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency (NY) (T.D.S D.S Drainage Structure (flood protection) . Realty, Inc./Island A.D.C. Inc., and Facility) industrial devel rev bonds ser 1999 (LOC: Fleet Bank, N.A.) -- `A+/NR' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Alameda County Industries SLD (Second Level Domain) See Internet domain name. , Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 2000A (LOC: Wells Fargo Wells Fargo armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147] See : Protectiveness Wells Fargo company that handled express service to western states; often robbed. [Am. Hist. Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Athens Disposal Co., Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1995A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Athens Disposal Co., Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste rev bonds ser 1999A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Atlas Disposal Industries, LLC Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1999A (LOC: Bank One, Utah, N.A.) -- `A+/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Bay Leasing Company, Inc. Proj.) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1999A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (BLT 1. BLT - /B-L-T/, /bl*t/ or (rarely) /belt/ Synonym for blit. This is the original form of blit and the ancestor of bitblt. It refers to any large bit-field copy or move operation (one resource-intensive memory-shuffling operation done on pre-paged versions of ITS, WAITS and Enterprises of Sacramento, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1999A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Blue Line Transfer, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1999A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Burette bu·rette or bu·ret n. A uniform-bore tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used especially in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and measurement. Waste Industries, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1997B (LOC: Union Bank of California, N.A.) -- `A/F1' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Burette Waste Industries, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1998A (LOC: Union Bank of California, N.A.) -- `A/F1' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (California Waste Recovery Systems, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1996A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (CALSAN, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1996A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (CALSAN, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1996B (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Charter Evaporation Resource Recovery Systems Proj) var- rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1997A & 1997B (LOC: Union Bank of California, N.A.) -- `A/F1' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (CR&R, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1995A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (EDCO EDCO Economic Development for Central Oregon EDCO Economic Developers Council of Ontario (Cornwall, ON, Canada) EDCO Exploration Drilling Corporation EDCO Extended Duration Crew Operations Disposal Corp. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1996A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Escondido Disposal, Inc./JEMCO Equipment Corp. Proj) var- rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1998A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Escondido Disposal, Inc./JEMCO Equipment Corp. Proj) var- rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1998B (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Gretna of San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1997A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (GreenWaste of Tehama Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1999A (LOC: Comerica Bank-CA) -- `A+/F1' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (GreenWaste Recovery, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1999B (LOC: Comerica Bank-CA) -- `A+/F1' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Madera Disposal Systems, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1998A (LOC: BankBoston, N.A.) -- `A+/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Perdomo/BLT Enterprises, LLC Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1998A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Industries, LLC Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1998A (LOC: Comerica Bank-California.) -- `A+/F1' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Solag Disposal, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1997A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (West County Resource Recovery, Inc.) solid waste rev bonds ser 1999B (LOC: Comerica Bank-California) -- `A+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (West County Resource Recovery, Inc.) solid waste rfdg rev bonds ser 1999A (LOC: Comerica Bank-California) -- `A+' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (West Valley MRF MRF Markov Random Field MRF Material Recovery Facility MRF Materials Recycling Facility MRF Motorcycle Riders Foundation MRF Medium Range Forecast (weather forecasting model) MRF Movement for Rights and Freedoms , LLC Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1997A (LOC: Union Bank of California, N.A.) -- A/F1' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (West Valley MRF, LLC Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 2000A (LOC: Union Bank of California, N.A.) -- `A/F1' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Zanker Road Landfill Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1999C (LOC: Comerica Bank-CA) -- `A+/F1' California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CA) (Zanker Road Landfill Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1999D (LOC: Comerica Bank-CA) -- `A+/F1' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Artefex Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1997E (LOC: Union Bank of California) -- `A/F1' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Biocol Investments, L.P. Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1997B (LOC: Union Bank of California) -- `A/F1' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Calsonic Miura Graphics, Inc. Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1996J (LOC: Union Bank of California) -- `A/F1' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Cowden Metal Stamping & Tooling, Inc. Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1997A (LOC: Union Bank of California) -- `A/F1' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Dukes, Inc. Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1996E (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Flambeau flam·beau n. pl. flam·beaux or flam·beaus 1. A lighted torch. 2. A large ornamental candlestick. Airmold Corp. Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1996A (LOC: Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Florestone Products Co. Proj) var-rate demand rev bonds ser 1999A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Lansmont Corp. Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1996G (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Levecke Partners Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1996H (LOC: Union Bank of California, N.A.) -- `A/F1' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Lynwood Enterprises, LLC Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1997D (LOC: Fleet National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Pacific Bearings, Inc. Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1996L (LOC: Union Bank of California, N.A.) -- `A/F1' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Primary Color primary color n. A color belonging to any of three groups each of which is regarded as generating all colors, with the groups being: a. Additive, physiological, or light primaries red, green, and blue. Printing, LLC Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1997F (LOC: Union Bank of California, N.A.) -- `A/F1' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Rix Industries Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1996I (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (RL Group, LLC Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1998C (LOC: Mellon Bank, N.A.) -- `A+/F1+' California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CA) (Supreme Truck Bodies of California, Inc. Proj) weekly adj/fixed-rate industrial devel rev bonds ser 1996B (LOC: NBD NBD Next Business Day NBD National Bank of Dubai (United Arab Emirates) NBD No Big Deal NBD Network Block Device (Linux) NBD Nucleotide Binding Domain NBD New Business Development Bank, N.A.) -- `A+/F1+' Chicago (IL) 2nd lien wtr rev bonds ser 2000 (LOC: Bank One, N.A.) -- `A+/F1+' Collier County Health Facilities Authority (FL) (Moorings, Inc. Proj) health facils rev bonds ser 2000 (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' Collier County Industrial Development Authority (FL) (Community Health Care, Inc. Obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. Group) health facils rev bonds ser 1999A (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' Collier County Industrial Development Authority (FL) (Community Health Care, Inc. Obligated Group) health facils rev bonds ser 1999B (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' Collier County Industrial Development Authority (FL) (Community Health Care, Inc. Obligated Group) health facils rev bonds ser 1999C (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' Colorado Housing & Finance Authority (CO) (Pemracs, Ltd., LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol Proj) adj-rate econ devel rev bonds ser 2000A (LOC: Norwest Bank Minnesota, NA) -- `AA/F1+' Colorado Housing & Finance Authority (CO) (Pemracs, Ltd., LLP Proj) adj-rate econ devel rev bonds ser 2000B (LOC: Norwest Bank Minnesota, NA) -- `AA/F1+' Dauphin Dauphin, town, Canada Dauphin (dô`fĭn), town (1991 pop. 8,453), SW Man., Canada, on the Vermilion River. It is the retail and distribution center for an agricultural, lumbering, and fishing area. County General Authority (PA) (Reading Hospital & Medical Center Proj) var-rate demand rev bonds ser 1994A (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' Davis (CA) (East Davis Mace Ranch Area II) Community Facilities District 1999-2 special tax bonds ser 2000 (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank) -- `AA/F1+' Halifax County Halifax County is the name of three counties:
Illinois Student Assistance Commission (IL) student ln rev bonds ser 1997A (LOC: First National Bank of Chicago) -- `A+/F1+' Illinois Student Assistance Commission (IL) student ln rev bonds ser 1997B (LOC: First National Bank of Chicago) -- `A+/F1+' Indiana Development Finance Authority (IN) (Heartland Steel, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand economic devel rev bonds ser 1998 (LOC: NBD Bank, N.A.) -- `A+/F1+' Irvine Industrial Development Authority (CA) (Sabritec Proj) var-demand industrial devel rev ser 1997A (LOC: Union Bank of California, N.A.) -- `A/F1' Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority (MD) (Charlestown Community Issue) rev bonds ser 1998A (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority (MD) (Charlestown Community Issue) rev bonds ser 1998B (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority (MD) (North Arundel Hospital) rev bonds ser 1997 A & B (LOC: Mellon Bank, N.A.) -- `A+/F1+' Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority (MD) (University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
Modesto Community Facilities District (CA) (Enterprise Business Park Proj) special tax bonds ser 1998-1 (LOC: Wells Fargo, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' Norfolk Industrial Development Authority (VA) (Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD), is a 186-bed, non-profit children's hospital located in Norfolk, Virginia. It provides pediatric health care to the Greater Hampton Roads area and northeastern North Carolina. , Inc. Proj) health facils rev & rfdg bonds ser 1999 (LOC: Wachovia Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority is a local government agency which runs the sports venue McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California. The agency's operations are headed by Chairman (currently Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty) and Executive Director (CA) (Oakland Coliseum Proj) lease rev rfdg bonds ser 2000D (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' Ontario (CA) (Sunnyside II Proj) multifamily rental hsg rfdg rev bonds ser 1988B (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' Pierce County Pierce County is the name of five counties in the United States:
Port of Centralia Industrial Development Corp. (WA) (Harold LeMay Enterprises, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste rev bonds ser 1999 (LOC: U.S. Bank National Association) -- `A+/F1+' Port of Olympia Economic Development Corp. (WA) (Harold LeMay Enterprises, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste rev bonds ser 1999 (LOC: U.S. Bank National Association) -- `A+/F1+' San Dimas (CA) (Sunnyside I Proj) multifamily rental hsg rfdg rev bonds ser 1988A (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' Stockton (CA) (Arch Road East Community Facilities District No. 99-02) special tax bonds ser 1999 (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' Trinity River Authority (TX) (Community Waste Disposal, Inc. Proj) var-rate demand solid waste disposal rev bonds ser 1999 (LOC: Wells Fargo (Texas), N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' University of North Florida The University of North Florida (UNF) is a public university in Jacksonville, Florida. It currently has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students and employs over 500 full-time faculty. The current president is former Jacksonville mayor John Delaney. Foundation, Inc. (FL) capital improv A multidimensional Windows spreadsheet from Lotus that allows for easy switching to different views of the data. Data are referenced by name as in a database, rather than the typical spreadsheet row and column coordinates. Improv was originally developed for the NeXt computer. rev bonds ser 2000 (LOC: First Union National Bank) -- `A+/F1+' West Orange Healthcare District, (FL) var-rate demand rev bonds ser 1999B (LOC: SunTrust Bank, Central Florida) -- `AA-/F1+' West Sacramento Community Facilities District No. 6 (CA) special tax bonds ser 1997A (LOC: Union Bank of California N.A.) -- `A/F1' West Sacramento Finance Authority (CA) special tax rev bonds ser C (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.) -- `AA/F1+' Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority (WI) (Aurora Health Care Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system located in eastern Wisconsin and headquartered in Milwaukee. The system has 13 hospitals, over 100 clinics, and more than 140 community pharmacies. , Inc.) var-rate demand rev bonds ser 1999C (LOC: First National Bank of Chicago) -- `A+/F1+' |
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