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The banking system that loaned billions to SVB and First Republic

The banking system that loaned billions to SVB and First Republic

Update: 2023-05-021
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Unsung hero of the financial system or enabler of failing banks? Today on the show, how the Federal Home Loan Bank system, originally designed to support homeownership and affordable housing, ended up loaning billions to failing banks like First Republic.

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The banking system that loaned billions to SVB and First Republic

The banking system that loaned billions to SVB and First Republic