Subprime mortgage slipping into default at rapid pace (International Herald Tribune)
Story date: 2007-10-07 10:12:55
Added on: 2007-10-08 05:16:26
Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings have been downgrading subprime securities issued in 2006 as defaults on the underlying loans rise to record highs.
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