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Home » DOJ, State AGs Take Aim at Moody’s for Pre-Crisis MBS Ratings; Case May Mirror S&P’s 2013 Lawsuit
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DOJ, State AGs Take Aim at Moody’s for Pre-Crisis MBS Ratings; Case May Mirror S&P’s 2013 Lawsuit

October 28, 2016
Allegations in an impending government MBS fraud case against Moody’s Corp. will likely mirror allegations of fraud and misrepresentation in a 2013 civil suit against Standard & Poor’s, according to industry observers. Moody’s disclosed the expected case in a recent filing of third-quarter earnings results with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the credit rating agency, lawsuits are likely pending from both the Department of Justice and state attorneys general over ratings of MBS in the years leading up to the financial crisis. In a letter dated Sept. 29, 2016, the DOJ informed...
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