Bauer Financial


Bauer Financial is a financial rating agency based in Coral Gables, Florida. Karen L. Dorway is the president of Bauer Financial.

History

Bauer Financial was founded in 1983, in Coral Gables, Florida, by Paul A. Bauer. In 2000, the company changed its name from The Bauer Group to Bauer Financial.

Structure

Bauer Financial provides depositor-focused ratings of banks and credit unions in the United States. The company's rating scale runs from zero to five stars, the strongest institution being granted five-star ratings. Unlike other rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's or Moody's, Bauer Financial rates the strength of a bank or credit union as a whole rather than analyzing investment or asset quality.