Nationally recognized statistical rating organization

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Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations is a United States government designation that was created by Securities and Exchange Commission in 1975 to allow federal regulatory oversight of credit rating organizations. Current organizations designated as NRSOs are:

Many private users (pension funds, banks) of ratings data now demand that ratings be from an NRSRO, so being designated as such provides a competitive advantage.

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