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Elizabeth Warren: “They paid a uniform price. That is they said, we are going to pay the same amount--we will give you the same number of…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
They paid a uniform price. That is they said, we are going to pay the same amount--we will give you the same number of dollars and the same return regardless of whether or not you are a very risky financial institution or you are a healthier financial institution.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren critiques Treasury's uniform pricing approach for financial institutions.

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