Richard Shelby actually said...

Is it possible that ratings for certain instruments, such as more traditional bonds we have talked about, have a greater value as benchmarks than ratings provided for more complex and newer structured products, such as CDOs and CLOs?

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Senator Shelby inquires about the reliability of ratings for traditional versus complex financial products.

08/04/2009

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