If I can summarize what I just heard, you are not contesting her analysis of the financial incentives that certainly favor foreclosure, but that because the reputation of the bank is at stake, that balances that out.
Jeff Merkley: “If I can summarize what I just heard, you are not contesting her analysis of the financial incentives that certainly…”
On the recordNovember 15, 2010
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Merkley highlights the conflict between financial incentives and reputational concerns for banks.
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