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Lawmakers ask SEC, credit raters about conflicts

WASHINGTON (Reuters)?The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether issuers and underwriters of subprime mortgages unduly influenced credit-rating services, the agency?s head told a Senate panel on Wednesday. Credit rating agencies like Moody's Corp., Standard & Poor's Corp....

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Lawmakers ask SEC, credit raters about conflicts

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