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Report on the Causes of the Financial Crisis Released

By Ruth Levor

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Media Advisory: Crisis Inquiry Commission Releases Report on the Causes of the Financial Crisis

This Crisis was Avoidable ? a Result of Human Actions, Inactions and Misjudgments; Warning Signs Were Ignored

(Washington, DC) ? Today the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission delivered the results of its investigation into the causes of the financial and economic crisis. The Commission concluded that the crisis was avoidable and was caused by:

Widespread failures in financial regulation, including the Federal Reserve?s failure to stem the tide of toxic mortgages;

Dramatic breakdowns in corporate governance including too many financial firms acting recklessly and taking on too much risk;

An explosive mix of excessive borrowing and risk by households and Wall Street that put the financial system on a collision course with crisis;

Key policy makers ill prepared for the crisis, lacking a full understanding of the financial system they oversaw;

And systemic breaches in accountability and ethics at all levels.

Read more of the Media Advisory or download the Full Report. JML

Full post as published by l r c - o r b i t ... the usd research satellite on January 27, 2011 (boomark / email).