Fitch Group - Short-term Credit Ratings

Short-term Credit Ratings

Fitch's short-term ratings indicate the potential level of default within a 12-month period.

  • F1+ : best quality grade, indicating exceptionally strong capacity of obligor to meet its financial commitment
  • F1 : best quality grade, indicating strong capacity of obligor to meet its financial commitment
  • F2 : good quality grade with satisfactory capacity of obligor to meet its financial commitment
  • F3 : fair quality grade with adequate capacity of obligor to meet its financial commitment but near term adverse conditions could impact the obligor's commitments
  • B : of speculative nature and obligor has minimal capacity to meet its commitment and vulnerability to short term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions
  • C : possibility of default is high and the financial commitment of the obligor are dependent upon sustained, favorable business and economic conditions
  • D : the obligor is in default as it has failed on its financial commitments.

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