How Obama Can Hold Banks Accountable

How Obama Can Hold Banks Accountable

Only a federal investigation can get to the bottom of what happened in the housing bubble—and get a fair deal for homeowners.

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Banks and their executives have yet to be held accountable for the “predatory lending, inadequate disclosures, deception, false signatures” and “manipulations of every kind” that led to the loss of millions of Americans’ homes, declares Robert Reich. More alarmingly, they are on the brink of getting away with their actions. Reich explains why the president has to open an investigation to get to the bottom of what happened, and do so now.

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