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Credit-rating-agencies Apr 2026

The history of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) is a tale of how "opinions" evolved into the bedrock of global finance, transforming from simple guidebooks into powerful gatekeepers that can decide the fate of entire nations. 🚂 The Birth of the Industry (1900s–1920s)

Lawmakers called it a "colossal failure" of due diligence and warned of "huge conflicts of interest" inherent in the issuer-pays model. 🌐 The Modern Gatekeepers (Present Day) credit-rating-agencies

: Their ratings (like AAA or BBB-) determine how much a country like Greece or a company like Apple pays to borrow money. The history of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) is

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Instead of charging investors for manuals, agencies began charging the companies and governments being rated.

What started as a helpful tool became a regulatory requirement.

: Agencies held "investment-grade" ratings on Enron just five days before it declared bankruptcy.