An Overview Of States And Territories Methodology And Its Impact On Ratings
Overview of the published States and Territories Methodology, including the impact on ratings.
An overview of the recently published States and Territories Methodology, including the impact on ratings. Moody's will walk through the assignment of state and territory issuer ratings, and explain the main factors that go into the issuer rating. Moody's will describe the guidance around placing state debt instruments around the issuer rating, and the impact on the rating universe.
- Reasons for the new methodology
- What goes into the issuer rating: a description of main methodology factors
- Guidance for placing debt instruments around issuer rating
- What's new compared to the old methodology
- Impact on ratings
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SpeakersEmily Raimes Associate Managing Director - Public Finance Group Moody's Investors Service
Matthew Butler Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, US Public Finance Moody's Ratings
Sarah Jensen Vice President - Senior Analyst Moody's Investors Service
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Emily Raimes is an Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Investors Service Public Finance Group, overseeing the global higher education and nonprofit team, covering over 700 colleges, universities, and nonprofit institutions worldwide.
Previously, she managed the States Team, covering state credits across the US. Prior to joining Moody’s in 2006, Emily spent seven years at the New York City Office of Management and Budget, working primarily in Economic Analysis. Emily holds a BA degree in government from Wesleyan University and a Master’s in Public Administration from New York University.
Matthew Butler is a Vice President-Senior Credit Officer on the US State Ratings Team. He is lead analyst for several states, including California and Pennsylvania. He spent over seven years as a local government credit analyst and was previously lead analyst for the cities of Chicago and Detroit as well as others throughout the Midwest. Prior to joining Moody’s, Matthew was a budget analyst with the State of Michigan and an analyst with the Government Accountability Office in both Washington, DC and Chicago. Matthew holds an MPP degree from the University of Massachusetts and an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University.
Sarah Jensen is an AVP-Analyst for the Dallas Local Governments Ratings Team covering credits primarily in Louisiana and Texas. She is a member of various analytical working groups including the Bankruptcy Taskforce.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Sarah was a Teaching Assistant at the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and an Intern for the internal audit division of the office of the Governor for the State of Texas. Sarah holds an MPA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA in Public Affairs and Administration from the University of Oklahoma.