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Obama's Finance Chair Part of Subprime Debacle

Hmmm. Obama and a Pritzker. How rich. (Both of them.) Penny Pritzker, national finance chairwoman for Obama, was chairwoman of a Chicago-area bank's board when it began a subprime loan approach in 1993 that many say caused its 2001 collapse. See "Clinton, Obama want crackdown on lenders" at UPI Why aren't any poor folk in the top echelon of Obama's campaign? RELATED: Obama Confidante Jarrett Wields Clout of Campaign Inner Circle Campaign advisers tied to lending crisis Ten Troubling Questions I Asked Obama to Answer Money Maven