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California's $2 Billion Various-Purpose GO Bonds Assigned 'A-' Rating; Other Ratings Affirmed Mar 10
Standard & Poors, March 2010
Abstract
SAN FRANCISCO (Standard & Poor's) March 11, 2010--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'A-' rating to the State of California's $2 billion (estimated) various-purpose general obligation (GO) bonds (federally taxable) and affirmed its 'A-' long-term and underlying ratings (SPUR) on California's $63.38 billion of existing GO debt. We understand that a portion of the state's current bond offering will likely be issued as federally taxable Build America Bonds (BABs), pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We also affirmed our 'A-' rating on the state's $1.9 billion Proposition 1A receivables program bonds. At the same time, we affirmed our 'SP-1' short-term rating on the state's $8.8 billion in revenue anticipation notes (RANs). The outlook is negative....
Companies mentioned in this report are: California
Action: Affirmed
Action: New Rating
Action: Outlook: Negative
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