Benzinga's Political Round Up, August 24, 2011

Moody's

to Aa3 from Aa2, citing "large budget deficits and the build-up in Japanese government debt since the 2009 global recession." Angela Merkel

that Greece should provide collateral for its bailout. New York AG Eric Schneiderman has been

of state attorney generals negotiating with banks like Bank of America

, J.P. Morgan

, Wells Fargo

, Citigroup

and Ally Financial over their foreclosure practices.