And Then the Roof Caved In: How Wall Street's Greed and Stupidity Brought Capitalism to Its KneesISBN: 978-0-470-47423-5
Hardcover
208 pages
June 2009
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Prologue "On the Verge".
Chapter 1 Bubble to Bubble.
Greenspan's Shock and Awe.
Houses Built on Cow Dung.
Chapter 2 Home Sweet Home.
Opening Doors.
An Industry Is Born.
Subprime Returns.
Chapter 3 The Subprime Machine.
From Delivering Pizza to Delivering Mortgages.
Living the Dream.
Diving into Deep Trouble.
Chapter 4 Eyes Wide Shut.
A Warning Unheeded.
A Dream No More.
Chapter 5 The Great Enabler.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Hit the Scene.
Fannie and Freddie Get a Timeout.
Wall Street Takes Over.
A Tsunami of Mortgages.
From Ownit to Out of It.
Back from the Grave.
Chapter 6 Complicity.
Moody's the Money Maker.
Repeat Customers.
Chapter 7 The Securitization from Hell.
The Making of a CDO.
Tough to Kill.
Turning “Crap into Triple-A”.
From CDS to CDO.
Insanity Sets In.
Chapter 8 Narvik and Me.
CDOs: An American Export.
The Truth Revealed—But Does It Matter?
Chapter 9 Mortgaging Merrill’s Future.
Climbing Out of Poverty.
A Strong Start.
The Secret Weapon.
Raking It In.
Taking Big Risks.
Chapter 10 A House of Cards.
Digging for Gold.
Building a Case.
The Investment of a Lifetime.
Chapter 11 And Then the Roof Caved In.
The Wheels Coming Off.
The Call.
A Crisis Begins.
The CDO Blues.
Lights Out.
Epilogue.
A Note on Sources.
Resources from CNBC.
Index.