The lack of regulation in derivatives helped cause the financial crisis that we underwent.
Dick Durbin: “The lack of regulation in derivatives helped cause the financial crisis that we underwent.”
On the recordMarch 20, 2012
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Durbin emphasizes the need for regulation in derivatives to prevent financial crises.
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