Articles/postings/letters of experts board member William J. Harrington, MBA Finance, key expert on structured finance topics and Senior Fellow of Croatan Institute.
Articles and Postings
- Article “Entire Financial System Needs Commonsense Review of Derivative Contracts: Let’s Start with ABS”, 01-03-2014
- Electronic letter to the SEC: “Request for Re-proposal Relating to Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations”, 29-05-2014
- Electronic letter to the ESMA: “RBS Ratings Rest on Rot – Collateral Damage from Slow Implosion of RBS”, 04-04-2014
- Electronic letter to the SEC: “Reg AB Disclosures for Securitization Swaps and Other Derivative Contracts”, 17-02-2014
- Electronic letter to the SEC and ESMA: “Inaccurate ABS%26 DPC Ratings Attributable to Securization Swaps”, 20-10-2013
- Electronic letter to the SEC and ESMA: “Losses Attributable to Securitization Swaps”, 11-09-2013
- Electronic letter to the SEC: “Comment on the Credit Ratings Roundtable for ABS””, 03-06-2013
- Electronic letter to the SEC: “Comment on SEC Proposed Rules for Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations”, 08-08-2011
Press and Blog Articles
- FT: “Ex-Moody’s staff raise alarm over ABS meltdown”, 10-11-2013
- BBC News: “Do credit rating agencies threaten our financial stability?”, 28-02-2012
- TheGuardian: “Ex-Moody’s analyst: By 2006 it was toxic everywhere”, 17-12-2012
- CBSNews.com: “Former Moody’s Exec Details Sleaze Within Credit Rating Firm”, 19-08-2011
- Business Insider: “MOODY’S ANALYST BREAKS SILENCE: Says Ratings Agency Rotten To Core With Conflicts”, 11-08-2011