Credit Rating Agencies
SEC, Office of Inspector General, The SEC’s Role Regarding and Oversight of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs) (Aug. 27, 2009)
Joint Forum, Stocktaking on the Use of Credit Ratings (Jun. 2009)
SEC, Amendments to Rules for Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations, 74 Fed. Reg. 6456 (Feb. 9, 2009)
AMF 2008 Report on credit rating agencies (Jan. 26, 2009)
EU Commission, Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Credit Rating Agencies, COM (2008) 704 (Nov. 12, 2008)
EU Commission, Consultation on policy proposals regarding credit rating agencies (Jul. 2008) (and policy options to address the problem of excessive reliance on ratings)
Recommendations of the SIFMA Credit Rating Agency Task Force (Jul. 2008)
SEC, Summary Report of Issues Identified in the Commission Staff’s Examinations of Select Credit Rating Agencies (Jul. 2008)
Committee on the Global Financial System, Ratings in structured finance: what went wrong and what can be done to address shortcomings? CGFS Publications No 32 (Jul. 2008)
SEC, Proposed Rules for Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations, 73 Fed. Reg. 36212 (Jun. 25, 2008)
Office of the New York State Attorney General, Press Release, Attorney General Cuomo Announces Landmark Reform Agreements with the Nation’s Three Principal Credit Rating Agencies (Jun. 5, 2008)
Code of Conduct Fundamentals for Credit Rating Agencies, Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO (May 2008)
Comments Received in Relation to the Consultation Report, The Role of Credit Rating Agencies in Structured Finance Markets, Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO (May 2008)
The Role of Credit Rating Agencies in Structured Finance Markets – Final Report, Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO (May 2008)
ESF/SIFMA Response to CESR Consultation Paper on the Role of Credit Rating Agencies in Structured Finance (Mar. 31, 2008)
CESR,Responses to Consultation on The role of credit rating agencies in structured finance
IOSCO, The Role of Credit Rating Agencies In Structured Finance Markets. Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO (Mar. 2008) (includes links to IOSCO’s earlier work)
CESR Consultation Paper on the Role of Credit Rating Agencies in Structured Finance (Feb. 2008) (Responses)
Fitch Ratings, The Impact of Poor Underwriting Practices and Fraud in Subprime RMBS Performance (Nov. 28, 2007)
SEC, Oversight of Credit Rating Agencies Registered as Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations 72 Fed. Reg. 33564 (Jun. 18, 2007)