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Dimon and Botin Plotted to Take Over Failed Banks Before the Financial Crisis

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase (JPM), and Emilio Botin, Chairman of Banco Santander (STD) of Madrid, exchanged emails on how best to collaborate in the event of forthcoming bank failures. But the key here is that the exchange happened in June of 2008.

Afterward, Dimon and Botin met to discuss bidding on failing U.S. banks. Keep in mind that this was before the financial crisis gathered steam in fall of 2009. And keep in mind that this was before the TARP monies were provided to the big banks. This was before the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual (which JPMorgan bought), Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and so on.

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