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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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