R&R has 8 out of the 10 required letters for NRSRO designation. The Office of Credit Ratings (OCR) at the SEC only considers one valid. A key area of disagreement is whether our valuations, calculated directly from our ratings, deserve to be considered "nationally recognized...

The New York Times interviews R&R Consulting principal Ann Rutledge about the Security and Exchange Commission's proposal to tighten rules as a means of restoring trust to the asset-backed securities market. Read her assessment of the prospects for meaningful reform in Gretchen Morgenson's September 4...