Rating agencies fight (and lobby) for survival

In recent months, the credit rating agencies have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to delay new restrictions under the Dodd-Frank Act,

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Credit rating agencies most worried about liability

For all the blame, credit raters still count on big banks for support

Barney Frank vs. the credit raters

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How credit raters fended off oversight from Congress and SEC

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Fitch Ratings Inc":

"… ncies — Moody’s Corp., Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, and Fitch Ratings Inc — collectively spent $970,000 on financial reform-related lobbyists. Tha …"

Credit rating agencies most worried about liability

It’s go time on Capitol Hill for financial reform legislation, and the credit rating agencies are breathing a sigh of relief....

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Rating agencies fight (and lobby) for survival

Under attack, credit raters turn to the First Amendment

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

How credit raters fended off oversight from Congress and SEC

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

Under attack, credit raters turn to the First Amendment

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

Excerpts from this story referencing "Fitch Ratings Inc":

"… inated by Moody’s Corp., Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, and Fitch Ratings Inc, which collectively spent more than $1 million on financial reform legisla …"