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                    <title>The three major rating agencies upgrade BBVA’s rating</title>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The three leading rating agencies have upgraded BBVA’s rating over the past three weeks. On Tuesday, Fitch upgraded the long-term senior preferred debt one notch, from A- to A. It also upgraded BBVA’s long-term issuer rating, from BBB+ to A-, with a stable outlook, among other improvements. This latest move joins the recent upgrades by <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/sp-upgrades-bbvas-rating-to-a/">S&amp;P</a> and <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/moodys-upgrades-bbvas-rating-for-its-fundamentals/">Moody’s</a>.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The three leading rating agencies have upgraded BBVA’s rating over the past three weeks. On Tuesday, Fitch upgraded the long-term senior preferred debt one notch, from A- to A. It also upgraded BBVA’s long-term issuer rating, from BBB+ to A-, with a stable outlook, among other improvements. This latest move joins the recent upgrades by <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/sp-upgrades-bbvas-rating-to-a/">S&amp;P</a> and <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/moodys-upgrades-bbvas-rating-for-its-fundamentals/">Moody’s</a>.]]>
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                    <title>Moody’s upgrades BBVA’s rating for its fundamentals</title>
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                    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[miriam.gidron]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Profitability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Following the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/sp-upgrades-bbvas-rating-to-a/">recent upgrade of BBVA’s rating by S&amp;P</a>, another leading ratings agency, Moody’s, has raised BBVA’s rating from A3 to A2, one notch above that of Spain, with a stable outlook. The main reason behind this upgrade is the favorable performance of BBVA’s fundamentals.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Following the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/sp-upgrades-bbvas-rating-to-a/">recent upgrade of BBVA’s rating by S&amp;P</a>, another leading ratings agency, Moody’s, has raised BBVA’s rating from A3 to A2, one notch above that of Spain, with a stable outlook. The main reason behind this upgrade is the favorable performance of BBVA’s fundamentals.]]>
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                    <title>S&amp;P upgrades BBVA’s rating by one notch to A</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sp-upgrades-bbvas-rating-by-one-notch-to-a/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Rating agency Standard &amp; Poor’s (S&amp;P) has raised BBVA’s rating to A from A-. The outlook is negative, mirroring the negative outlook of Spain's sovereign rating. S&amp;P underscores BBVA’s strength and geographic diversification, the profitability of its retail banking franchise, its cautious risk management and the strength of its capital, among other factors.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Rating agency Standard &amp; Poor’s (S&amp;P) has raised BBVA’s rating to A from A-. The outlook is negative, mirroring the negative outlook of Spain's sovereign rating. S&amp;P underscores BBVA’s strength and geographic diversification, the profitability of its retail banking franchise, its cautious risk management and the strength of its capital, among other factors.]]>
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                    <title>Fitch upgrades BBVA's senior preferred debt rating to A</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 15:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Credit rating agency Fitch has upgraded BBVA's senior preferred debt long-term rating by one notch to A from A-. Fitch has also affirmed the Group’s long-term Issuer Default Rating at A- with a negative outlook, thanks to the strength of the bank in Spain and the resilience of its Mexican franchise.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Credit rating agency Fitch has upgraded BBVA's senior preferred debt long-term rating by one notch to A from A-. Fitch has also affirmed the Group’s long-term Issuer Default Rating at A- with a negative outlook, thanks to the strength of the bank in Spain and the resilience of its Mexican franchise.]]>
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                    <title>Moody’s upgrades BBVA’s rating to A3</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 11:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Following the recent rating upgrades from <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sp-upgrades-bbva/">S&amp;P</a> and <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/dbrs-upgrades-bbvas-rating-high/">DBRS</a>, Moody’s today upgraded BBVA’s rating to A3, from Baa1. After this action, BBVA achieves again a category A rating with all agencies.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Following the recent rating upgrades from <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sp-upgrades-bbva/">S&amp;P</a> and <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/dbrs-upgrades-bbvas-rating-high/">DBRS</a>, Moody’s today upgraded BBVA’s rating to A3, from Baa1. After this action, BBVA achieves again a category A rating with all agencies.]]>
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                    <title>Moody’s changes BBVA ratings outlook to positive</title>
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                    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                            <![CDATA[After the recent ratings upgrades announced by <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sp-upgrades-bbva/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S&amp;P</a>, and <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/dbrs-upgrades-bbvas-rating-high/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DBRS</a>, rating agency Moody’s has changed the outlook on its long-term <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/what-are-credit-ratings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rating</a> for BBVA (Baa1) to positive from stable. In its press release, Moody’s said it favorably views the bank’s capacity to issue bail-in-able debt in order to meet MREL requirements.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[After the recent ratings upgrades announced by <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sp-upgrades-bbva/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S&amp;P</a>, and <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/dbrs-upgrades-bbvas-rating-high/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DBRS</a>, rating agency Moody’s has changed the outlook on its long-term <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/what-are-credit-ratings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rating</a> for BBVA (Baa1) to positive from stable. In its press release, Moody’s said it favorably views the bank’s capacity to issue bail-in-able debt in order to meet MREL requirements.]]>
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                    <title>DBRS upgrades BBVA's rating to A (high)</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/dbrs-upgrades-bbvas-rating-high/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Days after the announcement that <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sp-upgrades-bbva/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S&amp;P had upgraded BBVA's rating</a>, DBRS has upgraded BBVA’s long-term <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/what-are-credit-ratings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rating</a> to A (high) from A, one notch above the rating for Spain. In its report, the agency stressed BBVA's diversified international business model, which should continue to support a path of solid results.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Days after the announcement that <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sp-upgrades-bbva/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">S&amp;P had upgraded BBVA's rating</a>, DBRS has upgraded BBVA’s long-term <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/what-are-credit-ratings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rating</a> to A (high) from A, one notch above the rating for Spain. In its report, the agency stressed BBVA's diversified international business model, which should continue to support a path of solid results.]]>
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                    <title>S&P upgrades BBVA to A-</title>
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                    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                            <![CDATA[S&amp;P has upgraded BBVA’s long-term debt <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/what-are-credit-ratings/">rating </a>to A- from BBB+, a level the institution had not achieved since early 2012. The agency underscored the strength of BBVA’s franchises in the countries in which it operates, aiming at strengthening profitability while pushing for digitalization.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[S&amp;P has upgraded BBVA’s long-term debt <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/what-are-credit-ratings/">rating </a>to A- from BBB+, a level the institution had not achieved since early 2012. The agency underscored the strength of BBVA’s franchises in the countries in which it operates, aiming at strengthening profitability while pushing for digitalization.]]>
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                    <title>S&P: Tech giants take on the payments system</title>
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                    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Reyes Pariente]]>
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                            <![CDATA[A report by Standard and Poor’s Global (S&amp;P) analyzes the potential impact on the financial sector of the entry of tech giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. Although no immediate changes to bank ratings is foreseen, the report points out that in the long term these companies are well placed to get a position  in segments of the chain such as payment systems.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[A report by Standard and Poor’s Global (S&amp;P) analyzes the potential impact on the financial sector of the entry of tech giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. Although no immediate changes to bank ratings is foreseen, the report points out that in the long term these companies are well placed to get a position  in segments of the chain such as payment systems.]]>
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                    <title>How David Bowie also revolutionized Wall Street</title>
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                    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 01:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Reyes Pariente]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Today marks the second anniversary of death of David Bowie, a pop icon who needs no introduction. Hundreds of lines have been written about his life, career and concerts. But what many are not aware of is that Bowie was also a pioneer in the financial world: he was the first artist ever to issue a “celebrity bond.”]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Today marks the second anniversary of death of David Bowie, a pop icon who needs no introduction. Hundreds of lines have been written about his life, career and concerts. But what many are not aware of is that Bowie was also a pioneer in the financial world: he was the first artist ever to issue a “celebrity bond.”]]>
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