Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Credit Rating Agencies and the Next Financial Crisis Part 1

oversightandreform asked: 9-30-09: OGR Full Committee HearingCarl

US Will Never Lose It’s AAA Credit Rating!” Tim Geithner

MoxNewsDotCom asked: MOXNews.com February 08, 2010 MSNBCEthel

Sahra Wagenknecht – Credit Rating Agencies 22-04-2009

GUENGL asked: Credit Rating Agencies – Reporting and documentation requirements in the case of merger and divisions – Insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II) (recast) (debate) 22-04-2009Esther

Lawrence White on Credit Rating Agencies (MMBM – Roosevelt Institute)

RooseveltNYC asked: Lawrence White presents his chapter on the credit rating agencies from theMake Markets Be Markets report, sponsored by the Roosevelt Institute. Video taken from the Make Markets Be Markets conference, March 3, 2010, New York City. The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speaker and do not necessarily represent the [...]

USA credit rating part 1 Oldecam and Notaspringchick

Newsvideoweb1 asked: Oldecam and Notaspringchick for Newsvideoweb with comments on the possible cutting of the USA credit rating over over spending, www.montebubbles.net, www.oldefartnetwork.comChristine

Credit Rating Agencies and the first Amendment

themaskedanalyst asked: Part of the reason that we are in the economic mess that we are in is because credit ratings agencies gave wildly overly optimistic assessments of the soundness of corporations and their bonds, and investors relied on those ratings when they made their investment decisions. Enron was given high ratings just 4 days [...]

WaMu Credit Rating Cut By S&P; Government’s Proposed Bailout Market; US Bailouts And Subsides; Wall Street Bailout Cost

Bloomberg asked: WaMu credit rating cut by S&P on acquisition concerns; US lawmakers could delay, weaken government’s proposed bailout market; Analysis by Rob Morrison, CLSA ChairmanJoan

Credit-Rating Agencies Under Fire

FoxBusinessNetwork asked: FBNs Rich Edson on lawmakers questioning the way mortgage-backed securities were rated.Janice

In-Depth Look – Fitch Cuts Ireland’s Credit Rating – Bloomberg

Bloomberg asked: Analysis and discussion with Charles Dumas of Lambard Street Research talking about the future of Ireland. (Bloomberg News)Brenda

Govt. panel grills credit-rating agencies on inflated ratings

jimbonumber9 asked: Greed has hurt the economy badly like never before! “The story of the credit rating agencies is a story of colossal failure.” Also, rushing to ease endangered species rules before President Bush leaves office, US Interior Dept. officials are trying to review 200000 comments from the public in just 32 hours. “Somebody has [...]