Too big to save? : how to fix the U.S. financial system / Robert Pozen.

Author/creator Pozen, Robert C.
Format Book
Publication InfoHoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2010.
Descriptionxxi, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The rise and fall of U.S. housing prices -- Fannie and Freddie -- Mortgage securitization in the private sector -- Credit default swaps and mathematical models -- Short selling, hedge funds, and leverage -- Capital requirements at brokers and banks -- Impact on short-term lending -- Insuring deposits and money market funds -- Why and how treasury recapitalized so many banks -- Increasing lending volumes and removing toxic assets -- Were accounting rules an important factor contributing to the financial crisis? -- The international implications of the financial crisis for the United States -- The new structure of U.S. financial regulation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 393-434) and index.
LCCN 2009032794
ISBN9780470499054 (cloth)
ISBN0470499052 (cloth)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HG181 .P67 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold