On the recordJanuary 18, 2017
If you originate something, you own it. If you acquire something that is a bad debt or a bad piece of paper, shame on you for buying it, but it is not your problem for creating it.
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congress.govJohnny Isakson: “If you originate something, you own it. If you acquire something that is a bad debt or a bad piece of paper, shame on…”
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Isakson distinguishes between originating and acquiring loans, stressing accountability.
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