S&P Sued In Ill. Over MBS Ratings

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S&P Sued In Ill. Over MBS Ratings

Lisa Madigan, the Illinois attorney general, has filed suit against Standard & Poor’s for its role in assigning its highest ratings to “unworthy” mortgage-backed securities in the years leading up to the housing market collapse.

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