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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 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...
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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...
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- September 12, 2017
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Abacus: Small Enough to Jail is a documentary film directed by Steve James that tells the incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York.
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.
- Steve James
From acclaimed director Steve James, this Academy Award® Nominee, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal...
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Feb 27, 2018 · James’s PBS Frontline film “ Abacus: Small Enough to Jail ” follows the Abacus Federal Savings Bank, run by the Sung family, as it is indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office...
