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Why did the financial crisis of 2008 happen?
Shows causes on the record, then each account's causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
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Why did the financial crisis of 2008 happen?
Shows causes on the record, then each account’s causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
According to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The financial crisis of 2008, caused by Mortgage-backed security.
Issuer-pays model led to the financial crisis of 2008.
In two steps: the commission concludes the pay model undermined the ratings, and that the crisis could not have happened without the agencies.
According to Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Issuer-pays model led to the financial crisis of 2008.
In two steps: the report calls the conflict one significant cause of the inaccurate ratings, and says the inaccurate ratings were a key cause of the crisis.
Named in 2 of the 2 accounts recorded here: Issuer-pays model.
Shows causes on the record, then each account’s causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
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