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KBRA Publishes Report Assigning AA+ Rating to City of Fort Worth, TX Series 2023 Obligations; Outlook Remains Positive

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On May 1, 2023, KBRA assigned a long-term rating of AA+ to the City of Fort Worth, TX General Purpose Improvement Bonds, Series 2023, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2023 and Tax Notes, Series 2023. Concurrently, the long-term rating of AA+ on all KBRA rated parity obligations was affirmed. The Outlook on all obligations remains Positive.

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Disclosures

Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

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Information on the meaning of each rating category can be located here.

Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above. Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com.

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Contacts

Analytical

Linda Vanderperre, Senior Director (Lead Analyst)
+1 (646) 731-2482
linda.vanderperre@kbra.com

Douglas Kilcommons, Managing Director
+1 (646) 731-3341
douglas.kilcommons@kbra.com

Karen Daly (Rating Committee Chair)
+1 (646) 731-2347
karen.daly@kbra.com

Business Development

William Baneky, Managing Director
+1 (646) 731-2409
william.baneky@kbra.com

James Kissane, Senior Director
+1 (213) 806-0026
james.kissane@kbra.com

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