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Pardon my ignorance, but what does "unsolicited" imply in this context? Who normally solicits a rating?

• awkwit 12y ago
  Usually the business model is the company pays the credit rating agency to get their debt rated (hence the classic conflict of interest situation). Unsolicited would suggest this was not the case.
  • Alex_MJ 12y ago
    Given the way that one hand tends to quietly grabass the other in prestigious U.S. financial organizations and large corporations, we should probably narrow the title to "unsolicited by Tesla".
    • jldugger 12y ago
      It could just be S&P wanting Telsa to buy their services.