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On the recordJuly 24, 2012
These were not bad guesses about derivatives. This was not overconfidence about mortgages. This was conscious deception in their own self-interest.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank criticizes financial institutions for intentional deception during the financial crisis.

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