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The first ratings agencies, or statistical rating organizations (SROs), were formed more than 100 years ago to provide an objective, credible source of information on the risks of bonds issued by railroads and other U.S. companies.
Over the past few decades, regulators have become ever more reliant on credit ratings; the Securities and Exchange Commission SECC) has even established "nationally recognised statistical rating organisations".
To issue new ratings, a firm must qualify as a "nationally recognised statistical rating organisation" (NRSRO)—a process several potential new rivals to the big three have struggled with.
"The rating agencies do not merit the [Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization] designation," or the government stamp that makes ratings a centerpiece of the regulatory structure, Tavakoli says.
& P., Moody's, and Fitch Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations, effectively making them official arbiters of financial soundness.
Mr. Lieberman noted that the rating agencies obtained a special endorsement from the S.E.C. as nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.
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