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Fitch Scoring ‘ESG’ Factors for Rating MBS and ABS
October 24, 2019
Brandon Ivey
Fitch is including environmental, social and governance relevance scores as part of its ratings of securitized products. The scores help assess sustainability and ethics though they aren’t a major factor in credit ratings.
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