Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating and placed the following Assured Guaranty insured issues on Rating Watch Negative:
Cook County School District No. 100 (Berwyn South) (IL):
--$2,465,000 general obligation (GO) limited refunding school bonds series 2009A;
--$9,305,000 GO limited refunding school bonds series 2009B;
--$565,000 GO limited refunding school bonds series 2009C;
--$2,515,000 GO limited refunding school bonds series 2009D;
--$4,145,000 GO limited refunding school bonds series 2009E;
--$10,065,000 GO limited refunding school bonds series 2009F.
Mississippi Development Bank (MS):
--$5,670,000(Jones County, Mississippi general obligation [GO] bond project) special obligation recovery zone economic development bonds series 2009A;
--$3,265,000(Jones County, Mississippi GO bond project) special obligation recovery zone economic development bonds series 2009B.
Butler County (OH):
--$18,620,000 electric system revenue bonds series 2009A;
--$14,520,000 taxable electric system revenue bonds series 2009B.
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