Bull by the horns : fighting to save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from itself
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Bull by the horns : fighting to save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from itself
AUTHOR:
Bair, Sheila
ISBN:
9781451672480
EDITION:
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Free Press, 2012
PHYSICAL_DESC:
viii, 415 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
ABSTRACT:
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.
SUBJECT:
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| Banks and banking -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 21st century |
| Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
| United States -- Economic policy -- 2009- |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.