Domestic Rating Firms

 

The risk rating of Banco de Chile’s public-offering instruments carried out in December 2000 by two independent rating firms was as follows:

Instruments Feller Rate Fitch - Chile
Time deposits up to 1 year
Level 1 Level 1
Time deposits at more than 1 year
AA+ AA+
Mortgage notes
AA+ AA+
Equity bonds
AA+ AA+
Subordinated Bonds AA AA
Shares
1st clase Nivel 2 1st clase Nivel 2

International Rating Firms

 

The main international ratings prevailing at December 2000 are detailed as follows:

Agency Rating Type Prevailing Rating
Standard & Poor’s Issuer, Long Term A-
Standard & Poor’s Issuer, Short Term A2
Moody’s Foreign Currency, Long Term Baa1
Moody’s Financial Strength C+