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Banking and Finance Law

Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

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The Big Banks: Background, Deregulation, Financial Innovation, And ‘Too Big To Fail,’, Charles W. Murdock Jan 2013

The Big Banks: Background, Deregulation, Financial Innovation, And ‘Too Big To Fail,’, Charles W. Murdock

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The U.S. economy is still reeling from the financial crisis that exploded in the fall of 2008. This Article asserts that the big banks were major culprits in causing the crisis by funding the non-bank lenders that created the toxic mortgages, which the big banks securitized and sold to unwary investors. Ironically, banks that were then too big to fail are even larger today.

The Article briefly reviews the history of banking from the Founding Fathers to the deregulatory mindset that has been present since 1980. It then traces the impact of deregulation, which led to the savings and loan …


Credit Default Swaps: Dubious Instruments, Charles W. Murdock Jan 2013

Credit Default Swaps: Dubious Instruments, Charles W. Murdock

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No abstract provided.


In Defense Of The Gses, Steven A. Ramirez Jan 2012

In Defense Of The Gses, Steven A. Ramirez

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No abstract provided.


Depoliticizing Financial Regulation, Steven A. Ramirez Jan 2000

Depoliticizing Financial Regulation, Steven A. Ramirez

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No abstract provided.