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SEC Reviewing S&P Handling On Downgrade
Reuters via Yahoo News ^ | 15 Aug 2011 | Sarah N. Lynch and Andrea Shalal-Esa

Posted on 08/15/2011 8:51:59 PM PDT by edpc

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Examiners at the Securities and Exchange Commission are checking to ensure that Standard & Poor's followed all of its policies leading up to its downgrade of long-term U.S. debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

Compliance, Inspections and Examinations is part of its new authority under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street overhaul law.

Among other things, the law gives the SEC the power to continuously monitor credit-rating agencies and conduct annual inspections at each firm.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: business; downgrade; economy; standardandpoor
Heh....no agenda here....move along.
1 posted on 08/15/2011 8:52:05 PM PDT by edpc
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To: edpc

It just couldn’t be Obama’s fault.


2 posted on 08/15/2011 8:54:23 PM PDT by tsowellfan
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Will they be doing this in between looking and downloading from porn sites like that one guy who was found to have thousands of pics and videos?


3 posted on 08/15/2011 8:57:04 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Mark Halperin - Learned the hard way what happens when you speak the truth on PMSNBC.)
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To: edpc

Are they going to review the credit agencies that DIDN’T downgrade the US?


4 posted on 08/15/2011 8:58:01 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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They’re looking for the Smoking Gun that spells out “Tea Party”.


5 posted on 08/15/2011 9:01:41 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (The Destroyer = anti-US, the West, Christians, Israel, banks, W.S., Corps, & the free enterpr systm.)
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To: edpc
The SEC had no problem when S&P was giving mortgage derivatives AA+ plus rating, when everyone knew they were junk.
6 posted on 08/15/2011 9:09:06 PM PDT by guitarplayer1953 (Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to GOD! Thomas Jefferson)
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Compliance, Inspections and Examinations is part of its new authority under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street overhaul law.

Looks like Barry's good old boys anticipated these downgrades coming along. They created "laws" to protect their own asses. This "law" had nothing to do with Wall Street.

7 posted on 08/15/2011 9:09:48 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Americans need to wean their government off of its dependence on foreign money.)
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I assume that this investigation shall be conducted in between their internet porn viewing sessions.


8 posted on 08/15/2011 9:30:15 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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What else would you expect from the O Nothing Administration?


9 posted on 08/15/2011 9:48:51 PM PDT by Rembrandt (.. AND the donkey you rode in on.)
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I thought they were reviewing Texas A&M as a potential member of the conference. They sure are stepping it up a notch! ;)


10 posted on 08/15/2011 11:20:14 PM PDT by ScottinSacto (If anyone will beat Obama, let's not send just anyone. Cain/West 2012)
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