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VIDEO: Will Credit Raters Dodge Change...Again?

By By Lagan Sebert and Ben Protess
Huffington Post Investigative Fund

Although the nations largest credit rating companies are blamed for underestimating much of the risk that led to the financial crisis, so far they have dodged any significant consequences. Investors lost billions of dollars on bonds awarded top ratings by Moodys, Standard & Poors and Fitch, and now Congress wants answers. But will Washington really demand change and hold the raters accountable?
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