Moody's Too-Favorable Ratings Fueled Wall Street Bubble

"Let's hope we are all wealthy and retired by the time this house of cards falters,'' one e-mail from an S&P employee said.

Employees at Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's privately questioned the value of some mortgage-backed securities that were given creditworthy ratings, saying they created a "monster".

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