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The top five (sort-of) apologies for the financial crisis

Despite public clamour for contrition, very few people have admitted any blame for events that led to the financial crisis, let alone apologised. Here are five statements that came closest to an actual apology for the events leading to the crash:

The former vice chairman Federal Reserve yesterday expressed regret over the Fed’s role in the financial crash, becoming the latest senior figure to express contrition for their role in the crisis.

Asked to say sorry by UK MPs at a hearing for his new role at the Bank of England, Donald Kohn said: "I deeply regret the pain that was caused to millions of people in the US and around the world by the financial crisis."

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