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FBaggins

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1. Not really

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 08:51 PM

4 hrs ago

Primary causes were rampant speculation due to tiny margin requirements (causing forced sales which further drove down stock prices)… mortgages that could be called in when the bank needed capital (regardless of whether you ever missed a payment)..: and lack of deposit insurance driving bank runs that forced them to call in loans.

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