FDIC Seeks Alternatives to Credit Ratings in Rules
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., moving to implement the Wall Street rules overhaul enacted last month, will seek comment on alternatives to using credit ratings in banks’ capital guidelines.
The FDIC board voted today to allow 60 days of public input on ways to measure credit-worthiness, including risk weighting by category, as possible substitutes for credit ratings.