A provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is the liability of bond rating agencies (e.g., Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s) whenever their ratings are included in formal SEC registration materials. The result: The bond rating agencies now are disallowing their ratings from being used. Without them, securitized bond offerings... »
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Bond Rating Agencies Now Held Liable – Why That Is a Good Thing
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Tags: Bond rating, Bonds, Credit rater, Credit rating, Financial industry, Government regulation, Wall Street
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