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Congressmen criticize credit rating agencies

October 22, 2008 — 4:02pm ET | By Jim Kim
You know a hearing is going bad when a congressman start reading instant messages between two of your employees that goes like this: Official 1: By the way, that deal is ridiculous... Read more...

Credit rating agencies again lagging events?

September 16, 2008 — 10:08am ET | By Jim Kim
Credit rating agencies have been beaten up pretty thoroughly in the credit crunch. Many would say they have been discredited. If only they hadn't rated all those subprime-backed CDOs AAA! In the wake... Read more...

What does KKR see in Neuberger Berman?

August 26, 2008 — 2:23pm ET | By Jim Kim
According to CNBC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has emerged as the leading candidate to buy Neuberger Berman, the mutual fund company owned by Read more...

Ratings agencies' practices under more fire

July 9, 2008 — 7:44am ET | By Jim Kim
In its probe of credit rating agencies' practices, the Securities and Exchange Commission collected and reviewed more than 2 million emails and instant messages. Whew! It has uncovered a bevy of... Read more...

Charges in subprime mess coming?

June 3, 2008 — 9:10pm ET | By Jim Kim
Does this portend something big? The New York Times reports that credit ratings agencies are close to announcing a deal with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo that would revamp some of their... Read more...