Sentences with phrase «major financial guarantors»

The ratings agencies derive so much income from these major financial guarantors that their own financial well - being would be affected by a downgrade.

With the major rating agencies and the major financial guarantors, they are locked in a co-dependent relationship, one that I highlighted in a RealMoney article three years ago.

I offered him four macro topics, and he took the most topical one, Buffett's offer to reinsure the muni business of the major financial guarantors.

Not exact matches

They overrated the financial guarantors, who were their major clients.

The last time financial guarantors went broke in a major way was during the Great Depression.

MBIA Corp.'s ability to attract new business and to compete with other triple - A rated financial guarantors is largely dependent on the triple - A financial strength ratings assigned to it by the major rating agencies and the financial enhancement rating assigned by S&P.

In the fourth quarter of 2007, deterioration in the RMBS and CDO sectors resulted in the major rating agencies reassessing the capital adequacy ratios of financial guarantors to reflect deterioration in the expected performance of transactions within the financial guarantors» insured portfolios.