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  2. 2007–2008 financial crisis - Wikipedia

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    The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis ( GFC ), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression. Predatory lending in the form of subprime mortgages targeting low-income homebuyers, [ 1] excessive risk-taking by global financial institutions, [ 2] a continuous buildup of toxic assets within ...

  3. Wall Street Crash of 1929 - Wikipedia

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    The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, Crash of '29, or Black Tuesday, [1] was a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929. It began in September, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) collapsed, and ended in mid-November. The pivotal role of the 1920s' high-flying bull market ...

  4. Subprime mortgage crisis - Wikipedia

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    The American subprime mortgage crisis was a multinational financial crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010 that contributed to the 2007–2008 global financial crisis. The crisis led to a severe economic recession, with millions losing their jobs and many businesses going bankrupt.

  5. Government policies and the subprime mortgage crisis

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    e. Government policies and the subprime mortgage crisis covers the United States government policies and its impact on the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2009. The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis was a set of events and conditions that led to the 2007–2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession. It was characterized by a rise in subprime ...

  6. Causes of the Great Depression - Wikipedia

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    The causes of the Great Depression in the early 20th century in the United States have been extensively discussed by economists and remain a matter of active debate. [1] They are part of the larger debate about economic crises and recessions. The specific economic events that took place during the Great Depression are well established.

  7. Savings and loan crisis - Wikipedia

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    The savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s (commonly dubbed the S&L crisis) was the failure of 32% (1,043 of the 3,234) of savings and loan associations (S&Ls) in the United States from 1986 to 1995. An S&L or "thrift" is a financial institution that accepts savings deposits and makes mortgage, car and other personal loans to individual ...

  8. Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: Anatomy of a Financial ...

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    The studies show how the credit default swaps that allowed investors and banks themselves to place bets on either side of the performance of a security further intensified market risk. Finally, they show that the unscrupulous trading techniques at the banks led to "dramatic losses in the case of Deutsche Bank and undisclosed conflicts of ...

  9. Credit rating agencies and the subprime crisis - Wikipedia

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    source: Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States, p.229, figure 11.4 Credit rating agencies came under scrutiny following the mortgage crisis for giving investment-grade, "money safe" ratings to securitized mortgages (in the form of securities known as mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and collateralized debt obligations ...