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Did the agencies rating mortgage bonds let greed trump common sense?

posted 11 weeks ago on Mortgage Insider

Turmoil in credit markets has sent politicians and investigators looking for the bad guy, the one who started it all. Critics say the potential culprits include agencies that rate bonds, including ones backed by home loans, because many bonds have lost value as homeowners default on their mortgages. They are Standard & Poor?s, Moody?s and Fitch. Mortgage [...]

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