The county also faces the possibility of having its credit rating dropped to junk status.

The country's credit rating is looking dangerously close to hitting junk status.

Hungary's debt was cut to junk status by rating agencies last week.

Such a pledge is rare for a company without junk status.

Nissan's credit is now rated Baa3, the lowest above junk status.

By 2007, the company's bonds were downgraded to junk status.

B) If they were doing ther jobs right every country would have junk status.

Ford's bonds are hovering near junk status, and its stock fell 40.8 percent in 2002.

Its credit rating is just above junk status now.

The top credit agencies have reduced the company's ratings to junk status.