Marketplace: Report blames New Century, KPMG

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Report blames New Century, KPMG

An investigation into the subprime meltdown and the credit crunch has shed new light on how the wheels fell off the economy. And there's plenty of blame to go around. John Dimsdale shares the details with Kai Ryssdal.

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Signs for New Century and KPMG (Getty Images / Marketplace)

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