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Economy: Economic News, Policy & Analysis - The Washington Post: “The Lost Bank: The Story of Washington Mutual” by Kirsten Grind
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If you were to ask most people the names of the firms at the heart of the 2008 financial crisis, you'd probably hear Lehman Brothers, AIG and the favorites among right-wing conservatives, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A few cognoscenti might conjure up Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Countrywide or New Century Financial. At the top of the list for left-wing conspiracy theorists would surely be Goldman Sachs.