Greenspan says crisis "found a flaw" in his thinking

Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, told a congressional committee that he made "a mistake" in thinking that self-interest would force banks and other financial institutions to protect shareholders. He said he wrongly assumed that lenders would carry out proper surveillance of their counterparties. On the other hand, Greenspan said the kind of heavy regulation that could have prevented the economic crisis would also have damaged growth in the U.S.

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