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Articles and Press About Egan-Jones

Here is what The New York Times, Barron’s, CFA Institute, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Fortune, Business News Network, Forbes, and Kate Welling at Weeden & Company have to say about the "predictive value" of our credit ratings and fundamental long / short equity recommendations.

Cutting Debt in 2012

CNBC, January 3rd, 2012

Debt fears lead to US downgrade

Michael Mackenzie, Financial Times, July 18th, 2011

Gloomy Forecast for Europe's Banks

A credit rater with a strong track record sees sovereign-debt defaults and bank woes in the Old World's future.

Jack Willoughby, Barron’s, July 16th, 2011

Rating Conflicts

Business News Network, April 23rd, 2010

Rating Agency Risk

CNBC, April 19th, 2010

New S.E.C. Rule Heightens Risk of Insider Trading

Floyd Norris, The New York Times, September 24th, 2009

Playing The Ratings Game

The major ratings firms haven’t changed their models yet, despite the chaos they’ve caused. But that could change this fall.

David Serchuk, Forbes Magazine, August 10th, 2009

Solving the Credit Crisis

Sean Egan saw the credit crisis coming. Now he talks about turning it around.

Jonathan Barnes, CFA Institute, May–June, 2009

The inside story is there is no story

John Dizard, Financial Times, February 15th, 2009

Rating Agencies Under Fire

The big three rating agencies are now facing major consequences for failing to issue accurate information. Sean Egan, president of the independent credit-rating firm Egan-Jones Rating Company, shares his insight.

CNBC, December 8th, 2008

Rating Agencies Under Review for Downgrade

Major SEC action is needed to reform the Big Three rating agencies.

Tom Sullivan, Barron’s, November 28th, 2008

Bailouts Not Enough

Egan-Jones’ Sean Egan Calls For Strctural Reforms, ASAP

Kate Welling, Welling@ Weeden, November 28th, 2008

8 who saw the crisis coming...

One year after the credit crunch began, Fortune looks back at who saw trouble ahead, and who just ended up in trouble.

Katie Benner and Christopher Tkaczyk, Fortune, August 6th, 2008

Tiny Firm Gives Ratings Giants Another Worry

Mr. Egan’s Ranks Gain Favor as S&P, Fitch, Moody’s Draw Scrutiny

Aaron Lucchetti, The Wall Street Journal, February 9th, 2008

When "AAA" Isn’t ...

Sean Egan Surveys Likely Impact of Downgrades On Monolines ...

Kate Welling, Welling@ Weeden, February 6th, 2008

Time To Rate The Rating Agencies.

John Dizard, Financial Times, January 14th, 2008

Egad! Egan-Jones

Independent Investor Centric Credit Analysis Take Aim At Equities.

Kate Welling, Welling@ Weeden, June 30th, 2006

Stock Picks from a Guy Who Called Enron

In stock research, sometimes it pays to listen to bond guys, and Sean Egan is one especially worth heeding.

Peter Lattman, Forbes Magazine, July 22nd, 2005