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Tim Geithner: “I would not ever support a regime where we created the expectation we created for Fannie and Freddie that in the end the…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
I would not ever support a regime where we created the expectation we created for Fannie and Freddie that in the end the Government would be there no matter what.
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Tim Geithner
New York

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Geithner emphasizes the need to avoid government bailouts for failing institutions.

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