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Elizabeth Warren: “We are not lending because we can figure out a better way to make money with this money.”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
We are not lending because we can figure out a better way to make money with this money.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Indicating banks may prefer alternative investments over lending.

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