结果性产品在危机期间的表现极差，但评级机构辩护称，这些证券当初得分很高是因为它们不够透明，难以评估。
When structured products tanked during the crisis, ratings agencies defended the securities' high scores by arguing that they were too opaque to evaluate.
全球金融危机期间美国国际集团（AIG）评级遭下调，就是评级决定引发真实灾难性影响的一个典型。
The decision to downgrade AIG (AIG) amid the financial crisis is a perfect example of a rating action having a real and disastrous impact.
对现状持批评态度的人士说，在楼市泡沫期间，这种发债公司付费的模式导致评级注水，在抵押贷款支持证券的评级问题上尤其严重。
Critics of the status quo say the 'issuer pay' model led to inflated ratings in the housing boom, particularly of securities backed by mortgages.
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