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Sherrod Brown: “I would remind us that two of the largest failing institutions in the crisis--WaMu and Wachovia--were driven down in…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2014
I would remind us that two of the largest failing institutions in the crisis--WaMu and Wachovia--were driven down in large part by portfolio loans.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Brown highlights the role of portfolio loans in the failure of major banks.

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