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Fitch Rating Agency Upgrades St. Louis City Credit Rating from an A to an AA.
This rating comes as good news to the City as we fight hard to practice good fiscal and budgeting policies...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(St. Louis - July 25, 2024) - Comptroller Darlene Green announced today that Fitch rating agency upgrades St. Louis City credit rating to 'AA'. "This rating comes as good news to the City as we fight hard to practice good fiscal and budgeting policies. The rating upgrade cites the financial resilience of the city as a factor." - Darlene Green.
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Comptroller Darlene Green is the chief fiscal officer of the City of St. Louis and is charged with safeguarding the city's credit rating and with protecting taxpayer dollars. Visit www.stlouismo.gov/comptroller to learn more about the Office of the Comptroller.
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