San Francisco’s Sluggish Recovery Puts Its Top-Grade Credit Rating at Risk

07/08/2023 23:43
San Francisco’s Sluggish Recovery Puts Its Top-Grade Credit Rating at Risk

San Francisco’s sluggish recovery from the pandemic may end up costing the city its pristine top-tier credit rating.

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San Francisco

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San Francisco’s sluggish recovery from the pandemic may end up costing the city its pristine top-tier credit rating.

The outlook on the city-county’s Aaa credit rating was cut to negative from stable this week by Moody’s Investors Service. The ratings company said prolonged weakness in the city’s commercial real estate market and the “stubbornly slow” rebound of office workers were factors that drove the move.

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