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Housing attorneys and experts, including Ruhi Maker, warned top officials at the Federal Reserve about the potential economic damage caused by the housing bubble years before the 2008 financial crisis. These warnings were largely ignored, despite the rise in subprime loans and the fragility of the housing market. The experts called for increased government regulation and the prohibition of abusive practices in the mortgage market. The failure to heed these warnings contributed significantly to the severity of the financial crisis [126b65a1].
Brooksley Born, as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, saw the financial crisis coming but was ignored by Wall Street's boys club. Born's warnings about the rapidly expanding derivatives market and the need for regulation were dismissed by figures like Robert Rubin and Alan Greenspan. Despite her qualifications and expertise, Born's concerns were not taken seriously, and her attempts to regulate the market were met with opposition. The financial crisis of 2008, caused in part by the unregulated derivatives market, proved her warnings to be accurate. Born's story highlights the systemic bias and prejudice that allowed groupthink to thrive and the importance of listening to diverse voices in decision-making processes [9e8849d0].