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Tim Geithner: a substantial part of what caused this crisis was gaps in our overall regulatory framework and the exercise of the…

On the recordFebruary 9, 2009
a substantial part of what caused this crisis was gaps in our overall regulatory framework and the exercise of the oversight authorities that Congress gave our regulators.
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Tim Geithner
New York

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Geithner acknowledges regulatory failures contributed to the financial crisis.

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