Press Releases
Count on Weiss Ratings to keep you up to date on all of the latest trends and developments in the financial services industries as well as the latest developments within our company.
The releases below have been issued since Weiss Ratings re-aquired its bank and insurance ratings from TheStreet.com in May of 2010.
04/02/2012
U.S. Credit Union Deposits Up $41 Billion in 2011
03/26/2012
U.S. Banking Industry Continues Modest Turnaround
01/24/2012
Weiss Ratings: Southwestern Banks Show Signs of Turnaround
12/19/2011
Weiss Ratings: Sluggish Demand Triggers Downgrades of China, Canada, Saudi Arabia
12/09/2011
Weiss Ratings: Eurozone Crisis Prompts Debt Downgrades
12/02/2011
Weiss Ratings: High-End Medigap Plans Available at Basic-Plan Prices
11/09/2011
Medigap Tip: Save Like a Celebrity
10/24/2011
Connecticut Seniors Pay Highest Premiums for Medigap Plans
10/10/2011
Medigap Rates Vary as Much as 1,316%
10/06/2011
Property and Casualty Insurers Lost $3.4 Billion in Second Quarter
09/19/2011
Weiss Ratings Downgrades Sovereign Debt of Japan, S. Korea and 3 Other Nations; Upgrades Kuwait
09/07/2011
Weiss Ratings Downgrades Six European Countries; Reaffirms Low U.S. Debt Rating
08/08/2011
Weiss Ratings Credits S&P for Important First Step; Renews Challenge to Moody's and Fitch to Downgrade U.S. Debt
07/26/2011
Weiss Ratings: Delinquent Mortgages Continue to Threaten Health of U.S. Banks
07/20/2011
Weiss Ratings: Only 10% of Credit Unions are Strong
07/19/2011
Weiss Ratings: Health Insurers Profit from Rise in Unemployment
07/15/2011
Weiss Ratings Downgrades United States Debt to C-Minus
06/27/2011
Mountain Heritage Bank Closed Three Years after Weiss First Assigned a "Weak" Rating
06/27/2011
Weiss Downgrades Wells Fargo to Weakest List Alongside JP Morgan, Bank of America
06/24/2011
Maxwell State Bank and California First National Bank Earn Weiss Ratings’ Top Rating of A+
06/20/2011
Weiss Identified McIntosh State Bank and First Commercial Bank as "Weak" More Than Three Years Prior to Failure
06/15/2011
Weiss Ratings Issues Sovereign Debt Ratings for India and Singapore
06/14/2011
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser, American Family Strongest U.S. Health Insurers
06/06/2011
Weiss Identified Atlantic Bank and Trust as "Weak" One Year Ahead of Failure
05/31/2011
Weiss Identified First Heritage Bank as "Weak" Nearly Three Years Ahead of Failure
05/31/2011
Weiss Ratings Releases Strongest Weakest Lists for Property Casualty Insurers
05/25/2011
Weiss Ratings Issues Strongest and Weakest Lists for Life and Annuity Insurers
05/23/2011
Weiss Identified Atlantic Southern, First Georgia, and Summit Bank as "Weak" At Least One Year Prior to Failure
05/09/2011
Florida-Based Coastal Bank Identified as "Weak" by Weiss
Three Years Prior to Failure
05/04/2011
Failed Reinsurance Company of America Rated "Weak"
by Weiss Since 2007
05/04/2011
Weiss Identifies Five Banks as "Weak" More Than One Year Prior to Failure
05/02/2011
Regulators Close Utah Central Credit Union
04/28/2011
United States Receives Sovereign Debt Rating of C (Fair)
04/25/2011
Weiss Ratings Identified Majestic Insurance Company as Weak Six Years Ahead of Failure
04/20/2011
74% of U.S. Banks Vulnerable to Rising Short-Term Interest Rates
04/18/2011
Two Credit Unions Placed in Conservatorship, Bringing Total under Watch to Three for the Year
04/18/2011
Six Failed Banks Identified as "Weak" by Weiss over Two Years Ago
04/14/2011
Weiss Ratings Launches Watchdog Service with FREE Real-Time Alerts
04/11/2011
Mission San Francisco Federal Credit Union Identified as Very Weak Ahead of Closing
04/11/2011
Nevada Commerce Bank and Western Springs National Bank & Trust Identified as "Weak" by Weiss over Two Years Ago
03/29/2011
Communication Federal Credit Union Upgraded to Weiss' Top Rating of A+, Indicating Excellent Financial Strength
03/28/2011
Star One, Randolph-Brooks and Police & Fire Federal Credit Union
Among the Strongest Credit Unions in the Nation
03/28/2011
The Bank of Commerce First Identified as "Weak" by Weiss in September 2008
03/24/2011
State Farm Mutual Automobile, Allstate and Federal Insurance Among the Strongest Property and Casualty Insurers in the Nation
03/22/2011
JP Morgan, Bank of America, US Bank, and Suntrust Still Among the Weakest Banks in the Nation
03/17/2011
Seminole Casualty Insurance Company of Tamarac, Florida
Identified as Weak Four Years Ahead of Failure
03/15/2011
Over 2,500 U.S. Credit Unions Considered Weak
03/14/2011
Land of Enchantment Federal Credit Union
Identified as Very Weak by Weiss Ahead of Closing
03/14/2011
Legacy Bank Identified as "Weak" by Weiss in June 2008
03/08/2011
Poor Liquidity Contributing Factor for Weiss Ratings'
Initial Evaluation of Wisconsin Heights Credit Union
03/03/2011
AequiCap Insurance Company of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Identified as Very Weak Four Years Ahead of Failure
02/28/2011
Valley Community Bank of St. Charles, Illinois Identified as Weak Over Three Years Ahead of Closing
02/25/2011
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association, Northwestern Mutual and Massachusetts Mutual Among the Strongest Insurers in the Nation
02/22/2011
Habersham Bank, Citizens Bank, Charter Oak Bank and San Luis Trust Bank FSB Identified as Weak Nearly a Year Ahead of Closings
02/18/2011
In The Ultimate Money Guide for Bubbles, Busts, Recession, and Depression
Martin D. Weiss Offers Financial Advice for Surviving Today's Economy
02/14/2011
Canyon National Bank, Badger State Bank, Peoples State Bank and Sunshine State Community Bank First Identified as Weak Nearly Three Years Ago
02/14/2011
No Rise in Health Insurer Medical Costs for First Time in 10 Years
02/07/2011
Community First Bank, North Georgia Bank, and American Trust Bank Identified as Weak More Than Two Years Ago
02/03/2011
Florida, Arizona and Georgia among Worst States for Safe Banking
01/31/2011
Latest Bank Failures Found "Weak" by Weiss as Early as July 2007
01/24/2011
Four More Bank Failures in 2011 First Identified as "Weak" by Weiss as Early as Three Years Ago
01/18/2011
Third Bank Failure of 2011 First Identified as "Weak" by Weiss in March 2009
01/10/2011
First Two Failed Banks of 2011 Identified as "Weak" by Weiss as Early as Two Years Ago
12/20/2010
Five of Six Latest Bank Closings Identified as "Weak" by Weiss More Than a Year Ago
12/13/2010
Paramount Bank and Earthstar Bank First Recognized as "Weak" by Weiss More Than Three Years Ago
11/22/2010
Newest Bank Failures Found to be "Weak" by Weiss
as Early as Three Years Ago
11/15/2010
Latest Failed Banks Identified as "Weak" by Weiss
as Early as Two Years Ago
11/08/2010
Three of Four Failed Banks Identified as "Weak" by Weiss More Than Three Years Ago
10/25/2010
All Seven Newly Shuttered Institutions Identified as “Weak” by Weiss Ratings More Than 18 Months Prior to Failure
10/22/2010
JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America Each Hold More Than $20 Billion in Foreclosures
10/19/2010
Weiss Ratings Identified WestBridge Bank & Trust, Premier Bank, and Security Savings Bank "Weak" More Than Two Years Prior to Failure
08/11/2010
Health Care Reform Could Cost Health Insurers Far More Than Expected
07/28/2010
Regulatory Reform: Too Late To Shore Up Weak Banking System
07/27/2010
Weiss Group Hires New CEO
07/22/2010
Health Care Reform to Squeeze Smaller Health Insurers
06/28/2010
Homeowners Offered Few Choices of Hurricane Insurance
06/10/2010
Massachusetts Mutual, Northwestern Mutual and NY Life Among Nation's Strongest Life and Annuity Insurers
06/03/2010
Weiss Ratings Urges Congress to Go Further to Reform Rating Agencies
05/26/2010
Weiss Ratings' Response to Requests by the Banking Industry to Discourage Publication of Ratings by Private Rating Agencies
05/24/2010
Bank of America, Citibank, Wachovia, HSBC, Suntrust, Regions Bank, RBS Citizens and Many Others Still Vulnerable
05/10/2010
Weiss Ratings Challenges S&P, Moody's and Fitch to Downgrade Long-Term U.S. Debt
05/06/2010
Weiss Buys Back Bank and Insurance Ratings from TheStreet.com