Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

• Kroll Says S&P, Moody’s Again Putting Profits Ahead of Accuracy

  By Dave Michaels and Matt Robinson, Bloomberg  |  May 14, 2013

  Founder of rating company criticizes other credit raters at SEC roundtable.

• Disclosure of CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratios Stalls

  By Elliot Blair Smith and Phil Kuntz, Bloomberg  |  April 30, 2013

  SEC has yet to draw up rules as big companies lobby against the Dodd-Frank requirement.

• Repo Market Changes Happening Faster

  By Bradley Keoun, Bloomberg  |  September 25, 2012

  Fed said to press BNY Mellon to speed market reforms.

• Big Banks to Offer Collateral Transformation

  By Bradley Keoun, Bloomberg News  |  September 11, 2012

  Process will let customers swap lower-rated collateral for higher-rated securities; critics worry process will obscure risk.

• Federated CEO Wages Money-Fund War

  By Charles Stein, Bloomberg  |  August 21, 2012

  Donahue is passionate about defending the family business against new regulations.

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  S&P Mulls Loosening CMBS Ratings Criteria After Freeze-Out

  By Sarah Mulholland and Zeke Faux  |  August 6, 2012

  S&P is changing its method for rating the instruments.

• Ratings Not Trusted: Former S&Per

  By Zeke Faux, Bloomberg  |  July 10, 2012

  Institutional investors no longer trust credit ratings, says former head of structured finance at S&P.

• Bank Pushed Agencies on Ratings

  July 3, 2012

  Investor lawsuit claims Morgan Stanley got S&P, Moody’s to boost SIV ratings.

• Major Credit Raters Still Dominate

  By Zeke Faux, Bloomberg  |  November 16, 2011

  Fees for credit ratings are rising faster than inflation.

• Big Spenders Rank Higher

  By John Detrixhe  |  November 1, 2011

  Study shows higher credit ratings awarded to debt issued by those who paid the most.