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"Back in 1998, as the subprime- lending industry imploded, critics blasted the loose rules that allowed profits to be booked under ``gain-on-sale'' accounting - - the financial world's equivalent of crack cocaine. While the rules got a few patches, they stayed largely intact, and most investors forgot the whole mess. "-The more things change the ..
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