...Fitch Ratings offers insightful and comprehensive ratings on over 3,500 banks around the world. Our Financial Institution analysts consult with their Sovereign and Structured Finance analytical colleagues to ensure a consistent and holistic view of an issuer. This teamwork, combined with well-tested and transparent rating criteria and proprietary rating scales, has established Fitch as the global leader in bank ratings. We are committed to providing investors with the insight and context necessary to assess the credit quality of global and local banks. Quantitative aspects of a bank's strengths and weaknesses are reviewed, including profitability, asset quality, capital and funding and liquidity. The analysts also evaluate qualitative factors of the institution, including operating environment, company profile, management and strategy and risk management. Final rating determinations are made by committees, among others composed of analysts on the banks and seasoned independent committee...
