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Bond Rating Agencies Now Held Liable – Why That Is a Good Thing

Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Bond Rating Agencies Now Held Liable – Why That Is a Good Thing

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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