A whistleblower has lost his bid for a cut of the federal government’s $864 million settlement with Moody’s over inflated credit ratings on subprime mortgage securities.

Ilya Eric Kolchinsky claimed he deserved a portion of the cash from the January deal the ratings service made with federal regulators and state attorneys general to resolve looming claims under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA).

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