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Overview of the Credit Rating Agencies and Their Regulation.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Credit bureaus.
- Finance--Law and legislation.
- Finance.
- Mortgages.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (15 pages, digital, PDF file)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Provides background on credit rating agencies and genesis of the issuer-pays business model, discusses the Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) designation, covers statutory and regulatory use as an impact of NRSRO ratings, discusses rating agencies and structured mortgage-backed securities, and summarizes various responses to perceived rating agency failings.
- Notes:
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- CRS Report.
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- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Overview of the Credit Rating Agencies and Their Regulation
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- Restricted for use by site license.
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