Oscar Nod for ‘Frontline’ Documentary Made by Chicago Team – WTTW

The only bank prosecuted after the mortgage crisis that triggered the Great Recession wasn’t Morgan Stanley, Citibank, or Chase. It was a small, family owned bank serving the Chinese community in New York. The documentary “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” profiles the Sung family’s yearslong legal battle to clear the bank of mortgage fraud charges in federal court.