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Credit-rating bill clears committee

Source: Washington Post
Boston : MA : USA | about 1 month ago  
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A House panel on Wednesday voted to tighten controls on credit-rating firms in response to complaints that the firms misjudged the risks of many of the mortgage-related securities that sank financial markets last year. The House Financial Services Committee threw bipartisan support behind a bill...
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