NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Jan. 26, 2001-- Standard&Poor's today placed its triple-'B'-plus long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings for Whirlpool Corp. on CreditWatch with negative implications. In addition, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'A-2' short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings on the company. At the same time, Standard&Poor's placed its single-'A'-minus long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings for Maytag Corp. on CreditWatch with negative implications. In addition, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'A-2' short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings on Maytag. The CreditWatch listings reflect the companies' weakened operating and financial performance in fiscal 2000, resulting in credit protection measures far below those achieved in fiscal 1999. Furthermore,
