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The Antitrust Aspects Of Bank Mergers - Panel Discussion I: Development Of Bank Merger Law, Carl Felsenfeld, Douglas Broder, Bert Foer, Dr. Anne Gron Jan 2008

The Antitrust Aspects Of Bank Mergers - Panel Discussion I: Development Of Bank Merger Law, Carl Felsenfeld, Douglas Broder, Bert Foer, Dr. Anne Gron

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

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From Vanilla Swaps To Exotic Credit Derivatives: How To Approach The Interpretation Of Credit Events, Jongho Kim, Ph.D Jan 2008

From Vanilla Swaps To Exotic Credit Derivatives: How To Approach The Interpretation Of Credit Events, Jongho Kim, Ph.D

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

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The Problems Of Securitizing Sub-Prime Loans, Tamar Frankel Jan 2008

The Problems Of Securitizing Sub-Prime Loans, Tamar Frankel

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In October 2007, the board of directors of Merrill-Lynch, Smith & Fenner, one of the largest if not the largest brokerage houses in the United States, accepted the request for early retirement of its Chief Executive Officer. The brokerage firm disclosed that it has lost over $8 billion on its investments in sub-prime mortgage loans.1 Merrill Lynch was not the only financial giant to sustain enormous losses. The losses caused market liquidity to dry up. The U.S. government took steps to ease the pressure.2 But the high leverage of the system is still unravelling. The effect of these …