DOJ Plans To Sue S&P Over Its Ratings Of Mortgage-Backed Securities
By: Jim Zarroli and Audie Cornish //
February 4, 2013
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Audie Cornish talks with Jim Zarroli about the news that Justice Department is planning to sue Standard & Poor's over its ratings of certain mortgage-backed securities back in 2007. S&P said such a suit would be without factual or legal merit.
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