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NYCB Targeted With Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Securities Fraud
Legal & Regulation // February 07, 2024

New York Community Bank (NYCB) is the target of a class-action lawsuit alleging securities fraud. The lawsuit comes after the bank acquired certain assets of Signature Bridge Bank on March 20, 2023, and reported a fourth quarter net loss of $252 million on Jan. 31,...

NYCB Credit Grade Lowered to ‘Junk’ By Moody’s
News // February 07, 2024

New York Community Bank (NYCB) has had its credit rating cut to “junk.” The downgrade late Tuesday (Feb. 6) by Moody’s Investment Services marks the latest setback for the lender, which last week announced a dividend cut and an unexpected loss, leading its shares to...

Fitch Warns That Even JPMorgan Isn’t Immune to Downgrading
Banking // August 15, 2023

America’s banking sector is creeping closer to a wide-ranging downgrade. That’s according to Fitch Ratings analyst Chris Wolfe, who told CNBC Tuesday (Aug. 15) that such a downgrade could even touch seemingly untouchable giants like JPMorgan Chase. Wolfe said Fitch lowered its assessment of the banking sector’s health in June,...

Moody’s Is Working on Scoring System for Crypto Stablecoins
Cryptocurrency // January 26, 2023

Moody’s is reportedly developing a scoring system — though not a credit rating — for stablecoins. Bloomberg reported Thursday (Jan. 26) that Moody’s will analyze as many as 20 stablecoins, evaluating the attestations on the reserves that back them. It won’t deliver an official credit...

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Moody’s Integrates AI Agents With Anthropic’s Claude

April 09, 2026
Moody’s Agentic Solutions (MAS) will be available natively in Claude applications, bringing Moody’s risk intelligence to Anthropic’s AI. This offering will be available through a purpose-built Model Context Protocol (MCP) application and will make MAS accessible in Claude Desktop, Claude.ai and Claude Enterprise, the companies said in a Thursday (April 9) press release. Moody’s agents […]

NYCB Targeted With Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Securities Fraud

February 07, 2024
New York Community Bank (NYCB) is the target of a class-action lawsuit alleging securities fraud. The lawsuit comes after the bank acquired certain assets of Signature Bridge Bank on March...

NYCB Credit Grade Lowered to ‘Junk’ By Moody’s

February 07, 2024
New York Community Bank (NYCB) has had its credit rating cut to “junk.” The downgrade late Tuesday (Feb. 6) by Moody’s Investment Services marks the latest setback for the lender,...

Fitch Warns That Even JPMorgan Isn’t Immune to Downgrading

August 15, 2023
America’s banking sector is creeping closer to a wide-ranging downgrade. That’s according to Fitch Ratings analyst Chris Wolfe, who told CNBC Tuesday (Aug. 15) that such a downgrade could even touch seemingly untouchable giants...