FitchRatings, Thomson Municipal Market, Standard & Poor's, and Kroll Bond

question 20

True/False

FitchRatings, Thomson Municipal Market, Standard & Poor's, and Kroll Bond Rating Agency are the four major agencies that provide credit ratings for state and local government debt.

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