Recent events
2026-04-30
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In April 2026, Moody's gave up the regulatory licence of its South African subsidiary to focus on cross-border investors and African issuers, though it will continue to rate South African issuers from other locations.
2026-04-23
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is Moody's largest institutional shareholder, holding approximately 13.83% (24.67 million shares) worth approximately $12.60 billion as of Q4 2025, having first invested in the…
2026-04-22
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Moody's Investors Service generated record revenue of $1.15 billion in a single quarter (Q1 2026), with Moody's Analytics contributing an additional $926 million.
2025-06-15
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Moody's controls approximately 40% of the global credit ratings market and together with S&P Global is responsible for rating over 80% of the world's public and private debt.
2024-09-03
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In September 2024, Moody's Investors Service agreed to pay a $20 million civil penalty to the SEC for significant failures to maintain and preserve electronic communications, part of a $49 million collective fine…
2021-03-30
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In March 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) fined Moody's €3.7 million across five European entities for breaching conflict of interest rules, including inadequate policies to manage shareholder…
2020-02-24
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Moody's Investors Service filed filing with the SEC on 2020-02-24. Accession number: N/A.
2017-06-01
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In June 2017, ESMA fined Moody's €1.24 million for two negligent breaches of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation relating to ratings on major institutions including the European Union itself.
2017-01-14
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The settlement required Moody's to pay $437.5 million to the U.S. Department of Justice and $426.3 million to 21 states and the District of Columbia, and required reforms including separating analytical employees from…
2017-01-13
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In January 2017, Moody's agreed to pay $863.8 million to settle U.S. federal and state allegations that it misrepresented its independence and objectivity by assigning inflated credit ratings to toxic residential…
2017-01-13
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The New York Times reported that Moody's 'acknowledged that it did not follow its own standards in rating the risk of securities backed by home mortgages and the collateralized debt obligations that relied on their…
2008-01-24
Stated positions
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Moody's operates under an 'issuer-pays' business model, as acknowledged to the House of Commons Treasury Committee in 2008, where debt issuers pay Moody's for credit ratings, creating an inherent conflict of interest.
1975-06-15
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In 1975, the SEC identified Moody's as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO), a designation that allows its ratings to be used for regulatory purposes by banks, money market funds, and other…
1909-06-15
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Moody's Investors Service was founded in 1909 by John Moody and is the credit ratings division of Moody's Corporation. It was rebranded as Moody's Ratings in March 2024.
