Announcement of Periodic Review: Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Fiserv, Inc. New York, October 09, 2019 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Fiserv, Inc. and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review was conducted through a portfolio review in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the relevant principal methodology(ies), recent developments, and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers.

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Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has assigned a Baa2 senior unsecured rating to Fiserv, Inc.'s ("Fiserv") proposed offering of senior notes. The net proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance an upcoming senior notes maturity and to repay outstanding revolving credit facility balances. Fiserv's Baa2 rating reflects its position as a global diversified financial technology leader with net revenue scale of $14.4 billion (pro forma 2019).

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U.S. financial technology provider Fiserv announced the acquisition of First Data earlier this year, in a $22 billion all-stock deal. Bank of America said http://investor.bankofamerica.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=71595&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2405030#fbid=tRUHJC6WQK3 on Monday it and First Data had agreed to provide uninterrupted services to clients of Banc of America Merchant Services through at least June 2023. Fiserv's shares were down 1.5% at $103.10 in extended trading, while that of Bank of America's were broadly unchanged.

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Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") assigned a Prime-2 short term rating to Fiserv, Inc.'s (Fiserv) new $3.5 billion commercial paper program. Fiserv, Inc.'s (Fiserv) credit profile reflects significant business scale and diversification following the transformational merger with First Data Corporation, with pro forma adjusted revenues of $14.4 billion and EBITDA of $5.7 billion in 2019.

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Bank of America Corp said on Monday it would end its electronic payment services joint venture with First Data Corp next June, hours after Fiserv Inc completed its acquisition of the payment processor. U.S. financial technology provider Fiserv announced the acquisition of First Data earlier this year, in a $22 billion all-stock deal. Bank of America said http://investor.bankofamerica.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=71595&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2405030#fbid=tRUHJC6WQK3 on Monday it and First Data had agreed to provide uninterrupted services to clients of Banc of America Merchant Services through at least June 2023.

Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") withdrew all the ratings for First Data Corporation (First Data) upon the closing of the acquisition of First Data by Fiserv, Inc. (Fiserv, Baa2 stable) and the repayment of First Data's rated debt instruments.

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