In Response to Criticism of the Ratings They Assigned Before

question 8

Multiple Choice

In response to criticism of the ratings they assigned before the credit crisis, credit rating agencies now:

• A) a. are paid through fees assessed on the purchasers of bonds.
• B) a. are depending more on sensitivity analysis in which they assess how creditworthiness may change in response to abrupt changes in the economy.
• C) a. are not allowing the employees who promote an agency to influence the ratings that the agency assigns.
• D) a. B and C

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