S&P affirms rating on First Hawaiian Bank | The Honolulu Advertiser

S&P affirms rating on First Hawaiian Bank | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper

Updated at 5:48 p.m., Monday, July 21, 2008

S&P affirms rating on First Hawaiian Bank

Advertiser Staff

Standard & Poor's affirmed its credit rating for First Hawaiian Bank.

The bank said S&P made no changes to its AA- long-term credit rating, citing the company's consistent earnings growth and strong asset quality.

Last year, S&P upgraded the bank's long-term credit rating from A+ to AA-.