WASHINGTON - JUNE 25: Rep Dan Burton (R-IN) (L) questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill June 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on events surrounding Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

WASHINGTON - JUNE 25: Rep Dan Burton (R-IN) (L) questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill June 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on events surrounding Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch.

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  9. Director of Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Robert Khuzami testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on "Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How did a Private Deal Turn into a Federal Bailout? Part V" on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 11, 2009.
  10. Director of Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Robert Khuzami testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on "Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How did a Private Deal Turn into a Federal Bailout? Part V" on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 11, 2009.
  11. Director of Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Robert Khuzami testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on "Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How did a Private Deal Turn into a Federal Bailout? Part V" on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 11, 2009.
  12. Director of Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Robert Khuzami is sworn in before testifying before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on "Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How did a Private Deal Turn into a Federal Bailout? Part V" on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 11, 2009.
  13. Director of Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Robert Khuzami is sworn in before testifying before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on "Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How did a Private Deal Turn into a Federal Bailout? Part V" on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 11, 2009.
  14. Director of Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Robert Khuzami testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on "Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How did a Private Deal Turn into a Federal Bailout? Part V" on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 11, 2009.
  15. Director of Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Robert Khuzami testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on "Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How did a Private Deal Turn into a Federal Bailout? Part V" on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 11, 2009.
  16. Director of Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement Robert Khuzami testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on "Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How did a Private Deal Turn into a Federal Bailout? Part V" on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 11, 2009.

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