NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns a long-term rating of AA+ to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Transportation Revenue Bonds, Subseries 2015A-2 (Mandatory Tender Bonds) and places the rating on Watch Downgrade.
Concurrently, KBRA affirms the long-term rating of AA+ on the MTA’s outstanding transportation revenue bonds. The ratings remain on Watch-Downgrade. KBRA also affirmed the short-term rating of K1+ on the MTA’s outstanding transportation revenue bond anticipation notes (see list below).
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2018B Subseries 2018B-1
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2018B Subseries 2018B-2
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2018C-1
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2018C-2
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2019B Subseries 2019B-1
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2019B Subseries 2019B-2
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2019C
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2019D
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2019E
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2019F
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2020A, Subseries 2020A-1
- Transportation Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2020A, Subseries 2020A-2S
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