Fitch Group

Summary

Fitch Group is an enterprise^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (800 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fitch Group's field of work was credit rating^[3].
• Fitch Group is in the country of United States^[4].
• Fitch Group is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Fitch Group is in the country of US^[6].
• Fitch Group's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• Fitch Group's instance of is recorded as organization^[8].
• Fitch Group's founder is recorded as Lorenzo Ostuni^[9].
• Fitch Group is owned by Hearst Communications^[10].
• Fitch Group's headquarters location is recorded as London^[11].
• Fitch Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Fitch Ratings Japan^[12].
• Fitch Group's Commons category is recorded as Fitch Ratings^[13].
• Fitch Group's industry is recorded as financial services^[14].
• December 24, 1913 marks the founding of Fitch Group^[15].
• 1997-09-30 marks the founding of Fitch Group^[16].
• Fitch Group's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[17].
• Fitch Group's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hearst Communications^[18].
• Fitch Group's official website is recorded as http://www.fitchratings.com/^[19].
• Fitch Group's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+2300'}^[20].
• Fitch Group's legal form is recorded as New York Business Corporation^[21].
• Fitch Group's legal form is recorded as XTIQ^[22].
• Fitch Group's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+131289'}^[23].
• Fitch Group's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+132503'}^[24].
• Fitch Group's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+135546'}^[25].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800YMBSB9KK425I98^[26]

• Registered legal name: Fitch Group, INC.^[27]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-DE^[28]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[29]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ^[30]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[31]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[32]

• Entity created: 1997-09-30^[33]

• LEI first registered: 2023-08-23^[34]

• LEI last updated: 2025-06-24^[35]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-08-23^[36]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[37]

• Registration authority: RA000602^[38]

• Authority entity ID: 2802859^[39]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[40]

Body

Founding

Fitch Group's founder is recorded as Lorenzo Ostuni^[9]. Recorded inception include December 24, 1913^[15] and 1997-09-30^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[17].

Operations

Fitch Group's headquarters location is recorded as London^[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Hearst Communications^[18]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Fitch Ratings Japan^[12].

Industry

Fitch Group's industry is recorded as financial services^[14]. Its field of work was credit rating^[3].

Ownership

Fitch Group is owned by Hearst Communications^[10].

Why It Matters

Fitch Group ranks in the top 10% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (800 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]