Wednesday, August 15, 2007

How Rating Firms' Calls Fueled Subprime Mess

By AARON LUCCHETTI and SERENA NG
August 15, 2007


In 2000, Standard & Poor's made a decision about an arcane corner of the mortgage market. It said a type of mortgage that involves a "piggyback," where borrowers simultaneously take out a second loan for the down payment, was no more likely to default than a standard mortgage.



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