This story was co-published with Marketplace. When the economy nosedived in 2008, it didn’t take long to find the crucial trigger. Wall Street banks had peddled billions of dollars in toxic securities after packing them with subprime mortgages that were sure to default. Behind the bankers’ actions, however, stood a less-visible part of the finance industry…
Posted: December 24th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Economy | Tags: Banks, Credit rating agencies, Economy, Fitch, Moody's, Moody's Investor Services, Mortgage crisis, S&P, Standard and Poors, Subprime Mortgages, Tobacco Bonds | Comments Off on Bankers Brought Rating Agencies ‘To Their Knees’ On Tobacco Bonds