In Brief: Fitch Plans to Rate Secured Bank Loans

Fitch Investors Service has recently announced the creation of secured bank loan ratings.

Bank loan ratings at the agency will focus on the probability of a borrower's default and the possibility of default-recovery.

The ratings will be assigned using traditional letter rating symbols, accompanied by a loan rating subscript.

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