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- California slow to curb subprime home lenders- Industry contributes millions to politicians of both parties
- Battered mortgage giants spent about $186 million on lobbying, political contributions
- Lender Lobbying Blitz Abetted Mortgage Mess
- subprime lenders that sparked crisis received bailout money
- Big banks spent freely on lobbyists
2009-05-06 — ft.com
"The top 25 US originators of subprime mortgages – the risky assets that sparked the global financial crisis – spent almost $370m in Washington over the past decade on lobbying and campaign donations as they tried to ward off tighter regulation of their industry, an investigation has shown."
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