The financial and economic crisis has thrown a critical light on credit rating agencies and, in particular, their active role in the continuing crisis, the core problems identified being a lack of competition, excessive dependency on external credit ratings and a lack of answerability in the sector.
Criza economică şi financiară a aruncat o lumină critică asupra agenţiilor de rating de credit şi mai ales asupra rolului lor activ în perpetuarea crizei, principalele probleme identificate fiind absenţa concurenţei, dependenţa excesivă de ratingurile de credit externe şi lipsa de răspundere din sector.