Behind the credit crunch: Statistical models helped drive "criminal ...
Story date: 2007-10-10 08:26:00
Added on: 2007-10-10 13:00:24
Computerworld - Creating complex structured assets that nobody can understand is a bad idea and bad public policy ... was speaking about the creation, rating and marketing of structured securities, derived from mortgage notes, which are at the center of the credit ...
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