Too Big to Save? How to Fix the U.S. Financial System

Acknowledgments.

The Financial Crisis: A Parable.

Part I: The United States Housing Slump and the Global Financial Crisis.

Chapter 1 The Rise and Fall of U.S. Housing Prices.

Chapter 2 Fannie and Freddie.

Chapter 3 Mortgage Securitization in the Private Sector.

Chapter 4 Credit Default Swaps and Mathematical Models.

Part II: Impact on Stock and Bond Markets.

Chapter 5 Short Selling, Hedge Funds and Leverage.

Chapter 6 Capital Requirements at Brokers and Banks.

Chapter 7 Impact on Short-Term Lending.

Chapter 8 Insuring Deposits and Money Market Funds.

Part III: Evaluating the Bailout Act of 2008.

Chapter 9 Why and How Treasury Recapitalized So Many Banks.

Chapter 10 Increasing Lending Volumes and Removing Toxic Assets.

Chapter 11 Limiting Executive Compensation and Improving Boards of Directors.

Chapter 12 Were Accounting Rules an Important Factor Contributing to the Financial Crisis?

Part IV: The Future of the American Financial System.

Chapter 13 The International Implications of the Financial Crisis for the United States.

Chapter 14 The New Structure of U.S. Financial Regulation.

Notes.

Glossary.

About the Author.

Index.