credit rating agency
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
Credit rating agency.—The term “credit rating agency” means any person—
(A) engaged in the business of issuing credit ratings on the Internet or through another readily accessible means, for free or for a reasonable fee, but does not include a commercial credit reporting company;
(B) employing either a quantitative or qualitative model, or both, to determine credit ratings; and
(C) receiving fees from either issuers, investors, or other market participants, or a combination thereof.
Source
- 2006–201415 U.S.C. § 78CCommerce and Trade · Definitions and application · under this chapter
The term “credit rating agency” means any person—
(A) engaged in the business of issuing credit ratings on the Internet or through another readily accessible means, for free or for a reasonable fee, but does not include a commercial credit reporting company;
(B) employing either a quantitative or qualitative model, or both, to determine credit ratings; and
(C) receiving fees from either issuers, investors, or other market participants, or a combination thereof.
Source
- 2014–present15 U.S.C. § 78CCommerce and Trade · Definitions and application · under this chapter