Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'AAA' rating and stable outlook to the Monmouth County Improvement Authority, N.J.'s series 2013A governmental pooled loan revenue bonds and series 2013A governmental loan revenue bonds. Both series are supported by Monmouth County. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'AAA' rating, with a stable outlook, on the authority's existing appropriation debt, also supported by the county. Standard&Poor's also affirmed its 'AAA' rating, with a stable outlook, on the county's general obligation (GO) debt. The ratings reflect our opinion of the county's: Strong and diverse regional economy, anchored by the services and retail trade sectors; Extremely strong and diverse property tax base, coupled with very strong income and extremely
