Wiederhorn got his start purchasing foreclosed assets from Resolution Trust Corp. in the early 1990s.

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He helped pioneer lucrative asset-backed securitizations, using his purchases of foreclosed assets from the Resolution Trust Corp.

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The lesson learned was basic and deeply ingrained: borrowing to buy assets above your means is a sketchy proposition, as the recent owners of 16.5 million foreclosed houses will attest.

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