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Credit ratings agencies unmasked?

April 24, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Just when you thought the credit rating agencies could not be more demonized comes a New York Times magazine piece that wraps... Read more...

Bond insurer to Fitch: Don't rate us

March 12, 2008 — 7:59am ET
A sign of the times: Ailing bond insurer MBIA has taken credit-rating agency Fitch to task for not being more tough on muni bond insurers, notes Fortune. The firm made waves when it asked Fitch to... Read more...

Irony: Risk aversion making things worse

March 7, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The abuse of risk strikes many as a leading cause of the credit meltdown. But now, as the New York Times notes, the discomfort with risk and the need for "absolute safety" may be prolonging the... Read more...