Office of Credit Ratings

  • SEC Names Butler to Head New Office of Credit Ratings

    By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 15, 2012

    The SEC’s Office of Credit Ratings was created by the Dodd-Frank Act and is responsible for overseeing the nine registered Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs).

  • Do Credit Ratings Matter?

    By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  September 29, 2011

    Over the past few years, credit rating agencies have done a lot to diminish their credibility. Not only did they contribute to the Great Meltdown by inaccurately rating debt, but they have allowed the role of credit ratings to become murkier. What do the ratings now mean for financial advisors...

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