15 U.S.C. § 78o–8
Universal ratings symbols
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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- 15 U.S.C. § 78o–8, Universal ratings symbols, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/440035
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The Commission shall require, by rule, each nationally recognized statistical rating organization to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that—
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a nationally recognized statistical rating organization from using distinct sets of symbols to denote credit ratings for different types of securities or money market instruments.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act