Article: SPAIN: MOODY'S DOWNGRADES CAJA CANTABRIA TO A3/P-2/C-, NEGATIVE OUTLOOK.

Moody's Investors Service today downgraded the long-term bank deposit and senior debt ratings of Caja de Ahorros de Santander y Cantabria (Caja Cantabria) to A3 from A2. The short-term debt and deposit ratings were also downgraded to Prime-2 from Prime-1. The bank financial strength rating (BFSR) was affirmed at C- but its outlook has been changed to negative. The outlook on the long-term debt and deposit ratings is also now negative. According to Moody's, the downgrades of Caja Cantabria's ratings were prompted by the combination of the following factors: (1) The savings bank's high exposure to the real estate and construction sectors and large top-name ...

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