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Congressman Barney Frank | 60 Minutes Archive

2026-05-20 News & Politics
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Democrat Barney Frank, who represented Massachusetts in Congress from 1981 until he retired in 2013, has died at age 86. In 2008, Lesley Stahl spoke with Frank, the first member to voluntarily come out as gay, about politics, his personal life, the government bailout, and his work as head of the House Financial Services Committee during the financial crisis. "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the "60 Minutes" YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/60minutes Watch full episodes: https://cbsnews.com/60-minutes/full-episodes/ Get more "60 Minutes" from "60 Minutes: Overtime": https://cbsnews.com/60-minutes/overtime/ Follow "60 Minutes" on Instagram: https://instagram.com/60minutes/ Like "60 Minutes" on Facebook: https://facebook.com/60minutes Follow "60 Minutes" on X: https://twitter.com/60Minutes Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]

Top Comments (10)

@barrymaslow8441 2026-05-20

You know that someone has died when there's a 60 Minutes upload regarding them.

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@utubeemployeesrnazis1364 2026-05-20

Barney Frank: author of predatory lending, As the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Frank was at the center of intense political debate surrounding the subprime mortgage crisis and the 2008 collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.The Criticisms: Critics frequently alleged that Frank (and other Democrats) ignored early warnings about the risks associated with the housing giants and pressured these entities to loosen lending standards to promote low-income homeownership.

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@nihilicious42 2026-05-21

10:37 "Yeah, I wanted to be kinda butch." Iconic

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@knowyourenemy-317 2026-05-20

That was before CBS decided to deceive 350 million Americans to get word salad elected. Now they are a complete joke

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@globalwarminggonesking 2026-05-21

You can take down the advertisement now. Looking for Hot Bottom!

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@alexthompson9516 2026-05-24

Many of the serious economic problems we face today are the direct result of Barney Frank's actions in office.

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@AlisonQuinto-p1z 2026-05-20

He help set up the 2008 housing market crash! Put people in Homes even though they new they could not pay those home loans back. The insiders were the central banks Got much wealth, while other banks failed! see what is going on the Globalist want to control it all! People like Larry Fink and Blackrock got richer they were part of the insiders! This is a dirty world! evil! All these people's day is coming!

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@nikosvault 2026-05-20

Talking funny really is a wonderful shield in US politics.

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@AlisonQuinto-p1z 2026-05-20

Blackstone really made out in that crash also! Market crash are set up from the inside by the central banks and they reap the reward while other banks get held holding the bag!

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@rhondamcknight2596 2026-05-22

It was George W. BUSH CUT REGULATION. Google GWB taking a chain saw to Freddie & Fannie Mac. The banks got the ok to ignore long standing requirements, work history, 20% down, etc. The RE, Banks, & Appraiser put people in homes they couldnt afford.

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