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Home » Short-Term Agency MBS Picture Bleak as Moody’s, S&P Announce Possible GSE Ratings Downgrade
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Short-Term Agency MBS Picture Bleak as Moody’s, S&P Announce Possible GSE Ratings Downgrade

July 22, 2011
Regardless of whether the White House and Congress come to a debt ceiling deal before the fast approaching Aug. 2 deadline, agency MBS are in for a rough ride, experts say. Last week, Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s lit a fire under the debt talks and sparked widespread consternation throughout the MBS arena when they announced that each may cut the U.S. credit rating two double-A within three months if there isn’t a “credible” agreement to address the U.S. debt burden. Consequently, Moody’s placed on review for possible downgrade ...
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