According to the panelists, the Federal Reserve failed to use its “ample power” to stop the banks from taking part in massive amounts of high-risk mortgage lending. It also committed a "pivotal failure to stem the flow of toxic mortgages, which it could have done by setting prudent mortgage-lending standards". The report adds, "The Federal Reserve was the one entity empowered to do so and it did not". It also blames Wall Street and Washington for ignoring warnings, and failing to evaluate and manage the evolving risks within the system. The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report is the result of reviewing millions of pages of documents and interviewing around seven hundred witnesses. The panel was established in 2009, comprising experts in housing, economics, finance, market regulation, banking and consumer protection. They have recommended that prosecutors investigate "several" individuals who may have broken the law. Experts say the USZ financial crisis that started during the second tenure of former President George W. Bush is America's worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Enticing Fury
No comments:
Post a Comment