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All the devils are here : the hidden history of the financial crisis / Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2010.Description: xviii, 380 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781591843634
  • 1591843634
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.9730931
LOC classification:
  • HB 3717 M478a 2010
Contents:
The three amigos "Ground Zero, baby" The big, fat gap Risky business A nice little BISTRO The wizard of Fed The Committee to Save the World Why everyone loved Moody's "I like big bucks and I cannot lie" The carnival barker Goldman envy The Fannie follies The wrap Mr. Ambassador "When I look a homeowner in the eye ..." Hank Paulson takes the plunge "I'm short your house" The smart guys The gathering storm The dumb guys Collateral damage The volcano erupts Epilogue: Rage at the machine
Summary: This surprising narrative goes back more than twenty years to reveal, in rich, anecdotal detail, how Wall Street, the mortgage industry, and the government conspired to change the way Americans bought their homes, creating a perfect storm. The authors take us inside elusive institutions such as Goldman Sachs, AIG, and Fannie Mae, to reveal who changed the game and why.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HB 3717 M478a 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000096703

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The three amigos
"Ground Zero, baby"
The big, fat gap
Risky business
A nice little BISTRO
The wizard of Fed
The Committee to Save the World
Why everyone loved Moody's
"I like big bucks and I cannot lie"
The carnival barker
Goldman envy
The Fannie follies
The wrap
Mr. Ambassador
"When I look a homeowner in the eye ..."
Hank Paulson takes the plunge
"I'm short your house"
The smart guys
The gathering storm
The dumb guys
Collateral damage
The volcano erupts
Epilogue: Rage at the machine

This surprising narrative goes back more than twenty years to reveal, in rich, anecdotal detail, how Wall Street, the mortgage industry, and the government conspired to change the way Americans bought their homes, creating a perfect storm. The authors take us inside elusive institutions such as Goldman Sachs, AIG, and Fannie Mae, to reveal who changed the game and why.

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