Fitch Updates Not-for-Profit Continuing Care Retirement Communities Rating Criteria

Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Not-for-Profit Continuing Care Retirement Communities Rating Criteria
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=752470

Fitch Ratings has updated its sector-specific rating criteria report titled 'Not-for-Profit Continuing Care Retirement Communities Rating Criteria'. The report discusses the financial factors and qualitative measures Fitch considers in rating a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community's creditworthiness. The report replaces Fitch's existing rating criteria published in July 2013.

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

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