The incredible saga of the owners of the Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail tells the incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle.
Steve James is The Academy Award®-nominated and Emmy-winning producer and director behind the Oscar®-nominated Hoop Dreams. Other award-winning films include Stevie, The War Tapes, At the Death House Door, The Interrupters and Life Itself.
