{"id":6157,"date":"2017-09-13T10:45:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T17:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=6157"},"modified":"2017-09-13T10:47:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T17:47:03","slug":"abacus-federal-savings-bank-small-enough-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2017\/09\/13\/abacus-federal-savings-bank-small-enough-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Abacus Federal Savings Bank: Small Enough to Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the biggest banks on Wall Street all avoided prosecution for fraud related to the sale of bad mortgages.<\/p>\n

But one bank based in New York City was indicted by the district attorney\u2019s office: Abacus Federal Savings Bank \u2014 a family-run bank in Chinatown serving an immigrant population.<\/p>\n

Tonight, FRONTLINE is proud to present the national broadcast premiere of\u00a0Abacus: Small Enough to Jail<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 the newest film from acclaimed documentary director Steve James (Hoop Dreams<\/em>,\u00a0The Interrupters<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

Fresh off a robust international film festival run and national theatrical release, this dramatic, 90-minute documentary tells the little-known story of how Abacus \u2014 the 2,651st<\/sup>\u00a0largest bank in the United States at the time of its trial \u2014 became\u00a0the only U.S. bank to be prosecuted in relation to the financial collapse.<\/a><\/p>\n

The New York Times\u00a0<\/em>calls it \u201ca classic underdog tale,\u201d\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u00a0says it\u2019s \u201cboth an affirmation and an indictment of the American Dream,\u201d and the\u00a0Los Angeles Times<\/em>\u00a0calls it \u201can absorbing look at the big story of a little bank.\u201d You won\u2019t want to miss it.<\/p>\n

Watch\u00a0Abacus: Small Enough to Jail<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0Patrice Taddonio<\/a>
\nAssistant Director of Audience Development, FRONTLINE<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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