投资者律师博客穆迪公司（Moody's Corp.bob200体育
穆迪Corp. (MCO) will pay nearly $864M to settle allegations about the way that credit ratings agency rated high-risk mortgage securities, including residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBSs) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. The settlement was reached between Moody’s Corporation, Moody’s Analytics Inc., and Moodys’ Investors Services, and the US Department of Justice, the District of Columbia, and 21 US states. Moody’s is accused of knowing that it was inflating the ratings of mortgage securities that were toxic.
作为协议的一部分，将以4.37亿美元的价格向司法部罚款。4.263亿美元的其余部分将在DC和各州之间分配。穆迪同意确保其信用评级的诚信向前发展的措施，其首席执行官将不得不证明至少五年的合规性措施。
尽管有定居，穆迪仍坚持认为，其2008年危机之前的评级是有效的。信贷评分者还指出，该案已经解决，没有任何违反任何法律的发现。穆迪不承认任何责任。但是，在一份事实声明中，该公司承认其所谓的行为的关键部分。