On the recordMarch 17, 2010
I have joined a lot of other people in just finishing Michael Lewis' book, 'The Big Short', and it is really an eye-opener of what was going on at the time that this real estate bubble was created.
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Durbin discusses insights from 'The Big Short' regarding the real estate bubble.
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