Baltimore was singled out by Moody's as a primary example of how universities and hospitals can contribute to a city's economic vitality.

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Small businesses in Maryland may not have trouble hiring and training workers or networking. But they’re not happy with the state’s tax code and licensing fees, according to a study by thumbtack.com.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Targeting the soaring cost of higher education, President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled a broad new government rating system for colleges that would judge schools on their affordability and perhaps be used to allocate federal financial aid. ...

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Fitch Ratings, a global credit rating agency, assigned 'AA+' credit bond rating to Maryland’s Community Development Administration on its $52.5 million housing revenue bonds, 2013 series B and C, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

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NEW YORK — Standard & Poor’s for the first time has assigned Freddie Mac a ranking as a loan servicer, giving the government-controlled mortgage giant an “Above Average” ranking for its servicing of loans tied to rental apartment buildings. Standard ...

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WASHINGTON — Standard & Poor’s is prepared to spend years beating back a federal lawsuit that accuses the company of giving falsely high ratings to mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis, executives said Tuesday. “Rest assured, we will ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s treasurer says all three bond rating agencies have affirmed the state’s triple-A bond rating. Treasurer Nancy Kopp made the announcement on Thursday, as the ratings were made before an upcoming retail sale of general obligation bonds on ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s triple-A bond rating has been affirmed by all three bond rating agencies in preparation for the upcoming sale of general obligation bonds next month. Treasurer Nancy Kopp made the announcement on Thursday. Maryland is one of eight ...

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Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it will keep its rating on U.S. debt at the highest grade, AAA, and issued a “stable” outlook, meaning it expects the rating to stay there. That’s better than the other two main ratings agencies: Moody’s ...

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Fitch Ratings of New York, one of the three major bond-rating services, said it downgraded the rating of $92.2 million of Annapolis’ general obligation bonds to AA+ from the former AAA rating. Fitch said the downgrade “reflects the city’s diminished ...

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