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- The title of Steve James' new documentary "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" is a play on a phrase that was popularized during the 2008 financial crisis: that certain banks were "too big to fail" and had to be rescued by the United States government to stave off total economic collapse.
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Abacus: Small Enough to Jail is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Steve James. The film centers on the Abacus Federal Savings Bank , a family-owned community bank situated in Manhattan's Chinatown in New York City which, because it was deemed "small enough to jail" rather than " too big to fail ", became the only financial ...
Sep 12, 2016 · The new documentary from the director of 'Hoop Dreams' follows the Sung family as they are criminally charged, put on trial and finally found not guilty of fraud and grand larceny.
May 18, 2017 · The only United States bank indicted on a charge of mortgage fraud after the 2008 economic crisis? A small one in Chinatown, founded and run by an immigrant family.
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Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017) - The story of the only bank indicted after he 2008 mortgage crisis, a small, family-run bank in Chinatown - available for online streaming at no charge. [1:24:47] Loved this documentary! Saw it in San Francisco and at the end the family came forward and spoke to the crowd.
May 26, 2017 · The title of Steve James' new documentary "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" is a play on a phrase that was popularized during the 2008 financial crisis: that certain banks were "too big to fail" and had to be rescued by the United States government to stave off total economic collapse.
From acclaimed director Steve James, the little-known story of the only U.S. bank prosecuted in relation to the 2008 financial crisis. An Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature in 2018.
Sep 27, 2022 · This Academy Award-nominated documentary, directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams), tells the little-known story of the only U.S. bank prosecuted in relation to the 2008 financial...
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