http://www.alternet.org/economy/146883/james_k._galbraith:_why_the_%27experts%27_failed_to_see_how_financial_fraud_collapsed_the_economy?page=entire
The well-regarded economist, James K. Galbraith describes the criminal fraud at the heart of the financial crisis. Here is an excerpt:
"Ask yourselves: is it possible for mortgage originators, ratings agencies, underwriters, insurers and supervising agencies NOT to have known that the system of housing finance had become infested with fraud? Every statistical indicator of fraudulent practice – growth and profitability – suggests otherwise. Every examination of the record so far suggests otherwise. The very language in use: "liars' loans," "ninja loans," "neutron loans," and "toxic waste," tells you that people knew. I have also heard the expression, "IBG,YBG;" the meaning of that bit of code was: "I'll be gone, you'll be gone."
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