Articles
- SEC Aims to Rein in the Role of Ratings
Aaron Lucchetti, Kara Scannell and Craig Karmin
Wall Street Journal; June 24, 2008
- Rating Bill May Ease Strictures
Andrew Ackerman
Bond Buyer; Jun 19, 2008
- Ratings Should Allow Comparison Between Munis, Corporates: Panel
Peter Schroeder
Bond Buyer; June 17, 2008
- Moody's to Delay Rating Plan
Aaron Luccheti
Wall Street Journal; June 13, 2008
- Moody's Muni Ratings Overhaul Undermines MBIA, Ambac (Update1)
Michael McDonald
Bloomberg; June 13, 2008
- Moody's Changes Course on Ratings Scale
Dakin Campbell
Bond Buyer; June 13, 2008
- Moody's May Align Municipal Debt Ratings With Corporate
Vikas Bajaj
New York Times; June 13, 2008
- Moody's shift on muni bond ratings could boost California
Money & Co. column
Los Angeles Times; June 12, 2008
- Downgrading of bond insurers affects market
Kathleen Pender
San Francisco Chronicle; June 12, 2008
- Moody's Overhauling Muni Plans
Aaron Lucchetti
Wall Street Journal; June 12, 2008
- SEC Votes to Propose NRSRO Rules Changes
Andrew Ackerman
Bond Buyer; June 12, 2008
- Moody's Set to Change Municipal Bond Rating Scale
Michael McDonald
Bloomberg; June 12, 2008
- SEC Backs Changes In Rules on Ratings
Kara Scannell and Aaron Lucchetti
Wall Street Journal; June 12, 2008
- SEC May Ban Moody's, S&P From Structured Consulting
Jesse Westbrook
Bloomberg; June 9, 2008
- MBIA, Ambac, $1 Trillion of Debt, Lose S&P AAA Rating
Christine Richard
Bloomberg; June 6, 2008
- Cuomo, Bond Raters Reach Deal
Aaron Lucchetti
Wall Street Journal; June 5, 2008
- Moody's CEO Says Regulatory Probes Won't Kill Model
Christine Richard and Jody Shenn
Bloomberg; June 5, 2008
- Rating Firms Seem Near Legal Deal on Reforms
Jenny Anderson and Vikas Bajaj
New York Times; June 4, 2008
- Bond-Rating Shift Looms in Settlement
By Aaron Lucchetti
Wall Street Journal; June 4, 2008
- Rating Standards Should Give Less Weight to Default Issue, Analysts Say
Caitlin Devitt
Bond Buyer; June 3, 2008
- Moody's, S&P Face Closer Scrutiny on Structured Bonds
John Glover and Neil Unmack
Bloomberg.com; May 28, 2008
- SEC Launches Rating Industry Probe
Duncan Kerr
Financial News; May 27 2008
- At Request of Bond Issuers or Bankers, Credit-Rating Firms Switch Analysts
Aaron Lucchetti
Wall Street Journal; May 23, 2008
- The Hits Keep on Coming at Moodys
Karen Richardson and Kara Scannell and Aaron Lucchetti.
Wall Street Journal.com; May 23, 2008
- Moody’s error gave top ratings to debt products
Sam Jones, Gillian Tett and Paul J Davies in London
Financial Times; May 20, 2008
- Moody's Begins Probe on Report Bug Caused Aaa Grades
John Glover and Abigail Moses
Bloomberg; May 21, 2008
- Lockyer: NFMA Criticism of Rating Reform Advocates Is Off Base
Bond Buyer; May 12, 2008
- Municipal Credit Risk and the Value of Bond Insurance
Michael Schozer
Bond Buyer; May 12, 2008
- NFMA Panel: Insurer's Won't Go Extinct
Dakin Campbell
Bond Buyer; May 12, 2008
- Dissension at NFMA
Andrew Ackerman
Bond Buyer; May 12, 2008
- Muni analysts challenge ratings overhaul
Michael Connor
Reuters; May 8, 2008
- S&P 'Re-Benchmarks' Muni Credits, Stressing Management, Flexibility
Dakin Campbell
Bond Buyer; May 7, 2008
- S&P's Rate of Upgrades Accelerates in April
Dakin Campbell
Bond Buyer; May 7, 2008
- UBS to Close Down Its Municipal Bond Dept.
Dakin Campbell
Bond Buyer; May 5, 2008
- Berkshire's Bond Insurer, Moody's Stake Face Probe (Update4)
Erik Holm
Bloomberg.com; May 3, 2008
- Giving Muni Bonds their due
Josh Goodman
Governing Magazine; May, 2008
- SEC readies report on credit rating agencies
Stephanie Baum
Financial News; April 23, 2008
- SEC’s Cox talks on new transparency rules
Andrew Ackerman
The Bond Buyer; April 23, 2008
- Calpers Seek to Form Bond Insurers With Other States
Michael B. Marois and William Selway
Bloomberg; April 18, 2008
- Investors criticize agencies over rating systems
Financial News Online US; April 17, 2008
- Fitch Meeting Addresses Early Efforts at Modifying Scales
Bond Buyer; April 16, 2008
- How Lehman opened the fed's spigot
Wall Street Journal; April 11, 2008
- As housing boomed, Moody's opened up
Wall Street Journal; April 11, 2008
- California's Lockyer creates web site to champion muni rating reforms
Bond Buyer; April 8, 2008
- State starts bond web site
Sacramento Bee; April 8, 2008
- Officials from California, S&P cross swords over rating system
Bond Buyer; April 7, 2008
- Lockyer: Calif. won't ditch S&P
Bond Buyer; Friday, April 4, 2008
- California's Lockyer says Moody's global scale option is not enough
Bond Buyer; April 3, 2008
- NY agency calls for unified muni ratings
Reuters; March 31, 2008
- Rhode Island backs Calif. plan for new bond insurer
Reuters; March 28, 2008
- Calif welcomes Moody's rating plan, except extra fee
Reuters; March 27, 2008
- To the Editor: Lockyer: What muni bankruptcies?
Bond Buyer; March 24, 2008
- Moody's, Fitch weigh muni rating shift on pressure from states
Bloomberg; March 21, 2008
- Moody's lays out plans to change muni bond ratings
Reuters; March 20, 2008
- Bond insurers under fire
Bond Buyer; March 12, 2008
- House's Frank says muni ratings burden states with unfair costs
Bloomberg; March 12, 2008
- State officials urge changes to muni bond ratings
Reuters; March 12, 2008
- Panel: Image of triple-A rating has been
tarnished by subprime crisis
Bond Buyer; March 11, 2008
- Florida joins chorus demanding uniform rating system
Bond Buyer; March 10, 2008
- Letter from Lockyer, other Treasurers calls for new muni rating standards
Bond Buyer; March 5, 2008
- State treasurers seek overhaul of muni debt ratings
Reuters; March 4, 2008
- States and cities start rebelling on bond ratings
New York Times; March 3, 2008
- California calling for changes in ratings systems
Bloomberg; March 3, 2008
- California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer calls for municipal bond rating reform
League of California Cities