Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1914
Founder	John Knowles Fitch
Headquarters	New York City, New York, U.S. and London, England, UK
Key people	Paul Taylor (CEO of Fitch Group; Ian Linnell (president of Fitch Ratings and Fitch Ratings Inc.; Brian Filanowski (president of Fitch Solutions); Tracey Perini (CFO);
Revenue	$1.7 Billion
Number of employees	5,000 (approximate)
Parent	Hearst Corporation
Website	fitchratings.com

Fitch Ratings Inc. is an American credit rating agency and is one of the "Big Three credit rating agencies",^[3] the other two being Moody's and Standard & Poor's. It is one of the three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 1975.

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