S&P to Pay $1.375 Billion for Ratings Misconduct

Image: Standard & Poor’s Financial Services and its parent company McGraw Hill Financial reached a $1.375 billion settlement with the Department of Justice for engaging in a scheme to defraud investors in structured financial products. “As part of the resolution, S&P admitted facts demonstrating that it misrepresented itself to investors ...

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