WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) join other leaders from the House and Senate for a meeting at the U.S. Capitol September 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. The financial leaders were on Capitol Hill to brief lawmakers on the latest efforts by the government to stem the recent Wall Street fear and the resulting financial crisis. Getty Images logo Getty Images 44 months ago

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) join other leaders from the House and Senate for a meeting at the U.S. Capitol September 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. The financial leaders were on Capitol Hill to brief lawmakers on the latest efforts by the government to stem the recent Wall Street fear and the resulting financial crisis.

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