Bull by the horns, fighting to save Main Street from Wall Street, and Wall Street from itself, Sheila Bair
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Bull by the horns, fighting to save Main Street from Wall Street, and Wall Street from itself, Sheila Bair
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-388) and index
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non fiction
Main title
Bull by the horns
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bibliography
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Sheila Bair
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fighting to save Main Street from Wall Street, and Wall Street from itself
Summary
The former FDIC Chairwoman, and one of the first people to acknowledge the full risk of subprime loans, offers a unique perspective on the greatest crisis the U.S. has faced since the Great Depression
Table Of Contents
The Golden Age of banking -- Turning the titanic -- The fight over Basel II -- The skunk at the garden party -- Subprime is "contained" -- Stepping over a dollar to pick up a nickel : helping home owners, round one -- The audacity of that woman -- The Wachovia blindside -- Bailing out the boneheads -- Doubling down on Citi : bailout number two -- Helping home owners, round two -- Obama's election : the more thing change-- -- Helping home owners, round three -- The $100 billion club -- The care and feeding of Citigroup : bailout number three -- Finally saying no -- Never again -- It's all about the compensation -- The Senate's Orwellian debate -- Dodd-Frank implementation : the final stretch (or so I thought) -- Robo-signing erupts -- The return to Basel -- Too small to save -- Squinting in the public spotlight -- Farewell to the FDIC -- How Main Street can tame Wall Street -- It could have been different
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