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Rating Agency Developments

On January 18, Moody’s released an update on its methodology for rating money market funds based on comments received to their September 2010 proposal. Moody’s Release.

On January 18, Moody’s released a report outlining several credit concerns that have led to a decline in Moody’s giving the highest ratings to U.S. RMBS resecuritizations. Moody’s Release.

On January 18, Moody’s released its methodology for translating the internal ratings of regulated banks to Moody’s ratings for modeling balance-sheet CLOs. Moody’s Release. Moody’s Methodology.

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