Bond Credit Rating Agencies News

Rating Agencies Walk Credibility Tightrope

After warning from SEC, Moody's and its ilk must be wary of deceptive ratings, but that doesn't mean

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Let's Hear It For The Credit Rating Agencies

No, really. Corporate ratings can help investors.

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Moody’s Rating-Lawsuit Protection Bid Challenged by U.S. States

Moody’s Investors Service’s demand that taxpayers indemnify it against lawsuits over ratings will be challenged by state and local governments that say the company is shunning legal responsibility for its work.

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Fitch Affirms Rating on Renton, WA, Waterworks Bonds at 'AA'; Outlook Stable

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'AA' rating on the following Renton, Washington, water and sewer revenue bonds: --$2.3 million, series 1998; --$2.7 million, series 2002; --$1.8 million, series 2003; --$10.3 million, series 2004; --$9.7 million, series 2007; --$12 million, series 2008 A&B. The Rating Outlook is Stable. RATING RATIONALE: --The Renton Waterworks ...

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Study Calls for Elimination of Rating-Contingent Government Regulation

In order to prevent inflated credit ratings and an economic crisis similar to that in 2008, the government should eliminate rating-contingent regulation, according to Marcus Opp, finance assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

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