Moody's Investors Service

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  S&P Expects Federal Lawsuit Over Mortgage Ratings

  By MARCY GORDON, AP BUSINESS WRITER  |  February 4, 2013

  The U.S. government is expected to file civil charges against S&P, alleging that it fraudulently gave high ratings to mortgage debt that later plunged in value and helped fuel the 2008 financial crisis.

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  European Banks Could Face Downgrade: Moody's

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 20, 2012

  Moody's Investors Service said that many European banks and global investment banks could be in for downgrades, and that it plans to place a number of them on review by the end of March.

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  Whitney Wrong on Muni Market, to a Degree

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 23, 2011

  While Bloomberg continues to delight in Meredith Whitney’s bold 'prediction-that-wasn’t,' The Wall Street Journal notes she might not be so far off.

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  Austria Stable at AAA: Moody's

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 23, 2011

  Moody's kept Austria's credit rating stable at AAA on Friday, but warned about the effects of the debt crisis not just on Austria but also on other euro zone countries.

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  Moody's Unimpressed With Eurozone Deal

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 12, 2011

  Despite hours of negotiations at a summit meeting last week that resulted in an agreement by 26 of the 27 European Union countries for closer financial ties, Moody's Investors Service was not impressed.

• Eurozone Teetering on Break Up: Banks, Ratings Agencies

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 28, 2011

  All of Europe's credit ratings could be in danger from the escalating debt crisis, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday, and both banks and ratings agencies said that the euro zone itself is in danger of breaking up.

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  Moving Beyond the Supercommittee: Schwab Responds

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 23, 2011

  The Schwab Center for Financial Research released a statement, 'Beyond the Supercommittee,' late Tuesday following the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction’s failure to reach an agreement on how to reduce the debt over the next 10 years.

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  Moody's Downgrades 2 French Banks

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 14, 2011

  Moody's Investors Service cut the ratings of two French banks on Wednesday, citing their holdings of Greek sovereign debt as the reason. Crédit Agricole and Société Générale were both downgraded a single notch.

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  Moody’s Downgrades Japan One Notch

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2011

  Rating agency cites political situation as reason; Japan now at same level as China.

• EU Official Blasts Moves by Moody's and Standard & Poor's on Portugal and Greece

  By Staff Writer  |  May 5, 2010

  By James Kanter (C) The New York Times 2010 BRUSSELS -- The European Union's financial services commissioner, Michel Barnier, vented his frustration with U.S.-based credit ratings agencies...