Legal Opinion
Mandatory Registration of Credit Rating Agencies
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
Decided October 22, 2009Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mandatory Registration of Credit Rating Agencies The Administration’s proposal for mandatory registration of credit rating agencies— which would exempt an agency if (1) it does not provide ratings of securities in exchange for fees or other forms of compensation from the securities’ issuers; and (2) it issues credit ratings only in any bona fide newspaper, news magazine or business or financial publication of general and regular circulation—would comply with the First Amendment. October 22, 2009 LETTER OPINION FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY…
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