Washington, D.C. Fitch Ratings has announced it will continue to rate mortgage-backed security pools that include high-cost mortgage loans originated in the nation’s capital. The rating company made its decision after reviewing D.C.’s Home Loan Protection Act. Fitch, like its business rivals Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, will not rate deals backed by loans made in jurisdictions that have strict assignee liability laws. Such laws impose unlimited liability on purchasers and assignees for the