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Jack Reed: “You say that the biggest fault of OTS was not recognizing the magnitude of the situation developing with respect to…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2009
You say that the biggest fault of OTS was not recognizing the magnitude of the situation developing with respect to credit default swaps.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Senator Reed questions the OTS's failure to grasp the credit default swaps issue.

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