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Jeff Merkley: “Long before your term as FDIC Chairman, you were a voice calling out the abuses and systemic risk of subprime lending.”

On the recordJune 29, 2011
Long before your term as FDIC Chairman, you were a voice calling out the abuses and systemic risk of subprime lending.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley praises Bair for her early warnings about subprime lending risks.

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