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John Ensign: How do you justify taking BBB-rated products, repackaging them, and getting the rating agencies to re-rate those as…

On the recordApril 26, 2010
How do you justify taking BBB-rated products, repackaging them, and getting the rating agencies to re-rate those as AAA-rated products?
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John Ensign

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Ensign challenges the justification for re-rating lower-rated products as higher-rated ones.

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