Fitch Ratings is currently one of the Big Three players in the credit ratings industry.

Fitch Ratings was founded by John Knowles Fitch in 1913 when he published financial statistics in his ””The Fitch Stock and Bond Manual.”” In 1924, the Fitch Publishing Company first introduced the “AAA” to “D” ratings scale, which is currently used by the industry.

Today, Fitch Ratings provides services from its headquarters in both New York and London and its 51 offices worldwide.