After nearly a year of debate, the U.S. House passed an historic overhaul of the nation's financial system last week. Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) cracked down on the credit rating industry, which gave top grades to toxic investments at the core of the financial crisis. ยป Related Story: Barney Frank vs. the Credit Raters [1]
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[1] http://huffpostfund.org/stories/2009/12/barney-frank-vs-credit-raters
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