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  • The "Repo 105" Scam: How Lehman Fooled Everyone

    03/12/2010 6:45:38 AM PST · by Beave Meister · 20 replies · 966+ views
    Zero Hedge ^ | 3/11/2010 | Tyler Durden
    Presenting a detailed look at "Repo 105" - the next soundbite sure to fill the airwaves over the next weeks and months, as more and more banks are uncovered to be using this borderline criminal accounting gimmick to make their leverage ratios look better. This is the first time we have heard this loophole abuse by a bank, be it defunct (Lehman) or existing (everyone else). There should be an immediate investigation into how many other banks are currently taking advantage of this artificial scheme to manipulate and misrepresent their cap ratio, and just why the New York Fed can...