U.S. Banks' Ratings Cut by Moody's on Rising Sovereign Debt Concerns

Moody's has downgraded a few major banks' long-term credit and deposit ratings, after it lowered the U.S. sovereign credit ratings.Major banks, including JPMorgan (JPM) , Bank of America (BAC) , and Wells Fargo (WFC) , had their long-term deposit ratings downgraded by Moody’s from Aa1 to Aa2. The rating agency also downgraded to Aa2 from Aa1 the long-term senior unsecured debt ratings and issuer ratings for certain rated subsidiaries and branches of BAC and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) . Add ...