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Guides to Moody's Default Research Publication Date
Guide to Moody's Default Research: April 2010 Update April 2010
   
Corporate and Other Fundamental Default Studies  
   

Global and Regional Corporate Default Studies

Publication Date
Corporate Default and Recovery Rates, 1920-2008 February  2009
Emerging Market Corporate Defaults and Sovereign Crises: Perspectives on Country Risk February 2009
Migration of Debt Structures and Revolver Usage as Firms Approach Default December 2008
Moody's Comments On Debtor-In-Possession Lending October 2008
Refinement to ABL Ratings October 2008
Default and Recovery Rates of Canadian Corporate Issuers, 1989-2007 June  2008
The Corporate Default Rate Outlook: An Update April  2008
European Corporate Default and Recovery Rates, 1985-2007 March  2008
Compendium of 2007 Corporate Defaults March  2008
Corporate Default and Recovery Rates, 1920-2007 February  2008
Latin American Corporate Default and Recovery Rates, 1990-H1 2007 November 2007
Default and Recovery Rates of Asia-Pacific Corporate Bond and Loan Issuers, Excluding Japan, 1990 -1H2007 September 2007
   
Recovery Rates on Corporate Bonds Publication Date
Migration of Debt Structures and Revolver Usage as Firms Approach Default December 2008
Moody's Comments On Debtor-In-Possession Lending October 2008
Strong Loan Issuance in Recent Years Signals Low Recovery Prospects for Loans and Bonds of Defaulted U.S. Corporate Issuers June 2008
Refinement to ABL Ratings January 2008
Adjusting Moody's LGD Assessments to Meet Basel II Downturn Requirements November 2007
Back-Testing Moody's LGD Methodology June 2007
Moody's Ultimate Recovery Database April 2007
Bond Prices at Default and at Emergence from Bankruptcy for US Corporate Issuers June 2005
Determinants of Recovery Rates on Defaulted Bonds and Loans for North American Corporate Issuers: 1983-2003 December 2004
 
Corporate Bond Rating Transitions Publication Date
Testing The Cross-Sectional Power Of The Credit Transition Model June 2008
Moody's Credit Transition Model: A Summary of the Watchlist/Outlook Extension. June 2008
Corporate One-to-Five-Year Rating Transition Rates. March 2008
Comparing Withdrawal Adjustment Methods: An Application of Moody's Credit Transition Model March 2008
Short-Term Corporate and Structured Finance Rating Transition Rates June 2007
Rating Transitions and Defaults Conditional on Rating Outlooks Revisited: 1995-2005 February 2004
Annual Default Study Addendum: Global Corporate Rating Transition Rates March 2004
 
Corporate Bond Rating Performance Publication Date
Emerging Market Corporate and Sub-Sovereign Defaults and Sovereign Crises: Perspectives on Country Risk February 2009
The Performance of Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings: December 2008 Quarterly Update February 2009
The Performance of Moody's Corporate Bond Ratings: September 2008 Quarterly Update October 2008
Analyzing the Tradeoff Between Ratings Accuracy and Stability September 2006
Measuring The Performance Of Corporate Bond Ratings April 2003
 
Syndicated Corporate Loans Publication Date
Syndicated Bank Loans: 2008 Default Review and 2009 Outlook March 2009
Syndicated Bank Loans: 2007 Default Review and 2008 Outlook January 2008
Adjusting Moody's LGD Assessments to Meet Basel II Downturn Requirements November 2007
Credit Loss Rates on Similarly Rated Loans and Bonds December 2004
 
Municipal Bond Defaults Publication Date
Mapping to the Global Rating Scale And Assigning Global Scale Ratings to Municipal Obligations March 2007
 
Sovereign Bond Defaults Publication Date
Sovereign Default and Recovery Rates, 1983-2008 March 2009
Emerging Market Corporate and Sub-Sovereign Defaults and Sovereign Crises: Perspectives on Country Risk February 2009
Sovereign Defaults and Interference: Perspectives on Government Risks August 2008
Sovereign Default and Recovery Rates, 1983-2007 March 2008
 
Sub - Sovereign Bond Defaults Publication Date
Rating Migration and Default Rates of Non-U.S. Sub-Sovereign Debt Issuers, 1983-2007 September 2008
 
Convertible Bond Defaults Publication Date
Default & Recovery Rates of Convertible Bond Issuers July 2001
 
Commercial Paper Defaults Publication Date
Short-Term Corporate and Structured Finance Rating Transition Rates June 2007
Short-Term Rating Performance and Corporate Commercial Paper Defaults, 1972-2004 October 2004
 
Other Corporate and Fundamental Default Studies Publication Date
Moody's Rating Algorithm & Estimated Senior Rating February 2009
Emerging Market Corporate and Sub-Sovereign Defaults and Sovereign Crises: Perspectives on Country Risk February 2009
Sovereign Defaults and Interference: Perspectives on Government Risks August 2008
Maintaining Consistent Corporate Ratings Over Time August 2008
Strong Loan Issuance in Recent Years Signals Low Recovery Prospects for Loans and Bonds of Defaulted U.S. Corporate Issuers June 2008
Testing The Cross-Sectional Power Of The Credit Transition Model June 2008
Moody's Credit Transition Model: A Summary of the Watchlist/Outlook Extension June 2008
Comparing Withdrawal Adjustment Methods: An Application of Moody's Credit Transition Model March 2008
Introducing Moody's Credit Transition Model August 2007
A Cyclical Model of Multiple-Horizon Credit Rating Transitions and Default August 2007
Back-Testing Moody's LGD Methodology June 2007
Confidence Intervals for Corporate Default Rates April 2007
Deal Sponsor and Credit Risk of U.S ABS and MBS Securities November 2006 November 2006
Moody's Credit Rating Prediction Model November 2006 November 2006
Measuring Corporate Default Rates November 2006 November 2006
Default and Migration Rates for Private Equity-Sponsored Issuers November 2006 November 2006
The Distribution of Common Financial Ratios by Rating and Industry for North American Non-Financial Corporations: July 2006 August 2006
Defaults, Losses and Rating Transitions on Bonds Issued by Financial Institutions: 1983-2004 December 2005
2005 Annual Report on Industry Credit Risk: Current Indicators for Recent Trends for North American Non-Financial Corporation December 2005
The Relationship between Par Coupon Spreads and Credit Ratings in US Structured Finance December 2005
Relationships between Speculative-Grade Liquidity Ratings and Credit Default Swap Spreads July 2005
CEO Compensation and Credit Risk July 2005
Takeover Defenses and Credit Risk December 2004
Measuring the Quality and Consistency of Corporate Ratings across Regions November 2004
   
Structured Finance Default Studies  
   
Structured Finance Default, Loss and Performance Publication Date
The Performance of Structured Finance Ratings: Mid-Year 2008 Report November 2008
Default & Loss Rates of Structured Finance Securities: 1993-2007 July 2008
The Performance of Structured Finance Ratings: Full-Year 2007 Report July 2008
Measuring Loss-Given-Default for Structured Finance Securities: An Update December 2006
 
Structured Finance Rating Transitions Publication Date
Credit Migration of CDO Notes, 1996 - 2007, for US and European Transactions March 2008
Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) Structured Finance Rating Transitions: 1990-2007 March 2008
EMEA Structured Finance Rating Transitions: 1988-2007 March 2008
Japanese Structured Finance Rating Transitions: 1994-2007 March 2008
Structured Finance Rating Transitions: 1983-2007 February 2008
Short-Term Corporate and Structured Finance Rating Transition Rates June 2007
   
Other Structured Finance Default Studies Publication Date
Introducing Assumption Volatility Scores and Loss Sensitivities for Structured Finance Securities May 2008
Comparing Ratings on Jointly-Rated International Structured Finance Securities: 2007 Update April 2007
Comparing Ratings on Jointly-Rated U.S. Structured Finance Securities: 2007 Update March 2007
Deal Sponsor and Credit Risk of U.S. ABS and MBS Securities December 2006
The Relationship between Par Coupon Spreads and Credit Ratings in US Structured Finance December 2005
   
Subscription-based Reports  
   
Current Samples Publication Date
Monthly Corporate Bond and Loan Default Report Sample: Sept. 2008 Default Report October 2008
Moody's Structured Finance Rating Transition Reports Sample: Sept. 2008 Structured Transitions October 2008
Quarterly Rating Actions, Review ad Outlook Report Sample: Moody's rating Actions, reviews and Outlook Quarterly Update October 2008
 

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