Bank of America can justifiably claim to have stood back from the worst excesses of America's mortgage-lending boom.

美洲银行(Bank of America)也可以理直气壮地宣称其在美国失控的抵押-借贷大潮中置身事外。

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And as lending standards evaporated and the housing boom reached full throttle, Banks plunged ever deeper into risky mortgage-backed securities and derivatives.

随着接待标准的消失和房地产市场的饱和，银行陷入更深的抵押担保的证券和金融衍生产品的泥潭。

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