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<h1>VIDEO: Barney Frank: Why Credit Raters 'Don't Like' My Bill </h1><p>By <a href="http://huffpostfund.org/users/lagansebert" title="View user profile.">Lagan Sebert</a><br/><span class="affiliation">Huffington Post Investigative Fund</span></p><p><span>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. </span><strong>» Related Story: </strong> <strong><a href="http://huffpostfund.org/stories/2009/12/barney-frank-vs-credit-raters">Barney Frank vs. the Credit Raters</a></strong></p>
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