how decades of bailouts, captive regulators, and toxic bankers made home mortgages a thrilling business Taub, Jennifer 1964- creator text bibliography ctu 2014 monographic eng

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viii, 406 pages ; 25 cm Explores the origins of the Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s and draws parallels with the financial crisis of 2008, arguing that the failure to regulate banks combined with the laxness of regulators contributed to the crises and are problems that still persist today Highfliers. The nobelmans -- The condo king and his empire -- The run on American Savings and Loan -- The Saturday night massacre -- Deregulation inauguration -- The red baron of finance -- The bailout -- Friends of the court -- Repeat performance. Friend of the family -- The factory line -- The bubble -- First to fall -- Surf and turf -- Legal enablers of the toxic chain -- The great betrayal -- Myth confronts reality. Dispelling myths about the crisis. Jennifer Taub. Includes bibliographical references and index. Savings and Loan Bailout, 1989-1995 Savings and loan association failures Economic aspects United States Cajas de ahorros Estados Unidos Mortgage loans United States Banks and banking United States History Bancos y bancas Estados Unidos Historia Financial crises United States History Crisis financiera Historia Estados Unidos Ahorros y rescate de préstamos, 1989-1995 Fracasos de asociaciones de ahorro y préstamo Aspectos económicos Estados Unidos Prestamos hipotecarios Estados Unidos HG 2151 T222o 2014 332.720973 9780300168983 (cloth : alk. paper) 0300168985 131121 20250624155312.0 eng