The Subprime Virus: Reckless Credit, Regulatory Failure, and Next Steps

In This Work, Kathleen Engel And Patricia Mccoy Tell The Full Story Behind The Subprime Crisis. They Offer A Sharply-reasoned But Accessible Account Of The Actions That Produced The Greatest Economic Collapse Since The Great Depression. Prologue -- The Emergence Of The Subprime Market -- A Rolling Loan Gathers No Loss -- Prelude To The Storm -- Meltdown -- Aftermath -- The Clinton Years -- Ots And Occ Power Grab -- Put To The Test : Occ, Ots, And Fdic Oversight -- Blind Spot : Greenspan's Federal Reserve -- Wall Street Skirts Regulation -- Consumer Protection -- Containing Contagion -- Epilogue. Kathleen C. Engel, Patricia A. Mccoy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [295]-341) And Index.