Ratings agencies missed subprime mess

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Ratings agencies once touted investments in subprime mortgages. Now the pain of that market's meltdown is spreading, and many are wondering why the watchdogs fell asleep at the switch. Steve Tripoli reports.

A foreclosure sign hangs in front of a home in Miami. (Joe Raedle, Getty Images)

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