Financial soundness could be eroded to such an extent that both economic growth and financial stability are affected.
"When he speaks to Congress on issues of financial soundness, the Congress sits up and pays attention.
What would happen, Poole asked, if the market value of these bonds fell sharply, because investors grew concerned about the financial soundness of Fannie and Freddie?
Building on Oregon's preexisting landscape and the infusion of federal money aimed at transformation, the Oregon Health Authority established parameters for financial soundness and set global budgets to pay for the care for members in each CCO.
When J. P. Morgan was alive, neither his financial soundness nor his integrity in business dealings was ever in doubt.
PAGE A12 Problems at Fannie Mae Accounting problems at Fannie Mae, the giant mortgage company, have prompted an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and called into question its financial soundness.
"In our code of ethics," said Ann L. DeFabio, a bank spokeswoman, "basically it just says that the proper use of Bank of America assets is essential to the financial soundness and integrity of the bank".
Make sure it is licensed by your state, and check its financial soundness with a rating firm like A.M. Best (www.ambest.com, free registration required), advises Samuel Bennett, a Columbia, Mo., broker.
If financial soundness is not perfectly observable, then financially weaker contractors are selected with higher probability in any incentive compatible mechanism.
To be accepted, the company had to be, in Army parlance, "a responsible contractor," which required an examination of its financial soundness, transport capabilities, past performance and compliance with the law and government contracting regulations.
& P., Moody's, and Fitch Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations, effectively making them official arbiters of financial soundness.
