Financial Crisis Inquiry Report

By Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

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Explore the in-depth findings of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission as it unravels the complex web of events that led to the global financial crisis of 2007-2009. This comprehensive report not only includes two thought-provoking Dissenting Statements but also weaves a chronological narrative based on extensive research, including millions of documents and interviews with key leaders, CxOs, financial experts, and academics. Additionally, hear the powerful stories of everyday individuals—homeowners and business owners—whose lives were dramatically affected by the collapse. Join us as we delve into a pivotal moment in economic history, narrated by Mario Pineda.

Episode Date
121 - Ch 18 Tell those sons of bitches to unwind
May 25, 2026
120 - Ch 18 Heads of family
May 24, 2026
119 - Ch 18 Imagination hat
May 23, 2026
118 - Ch 18 Spook the market
May 22, 2026
117 - Ch 18 This is not sounding good at all
May 21, 2026
116 - Ch 18 Get more conservatively funded
May 20, 2026
115 - Chapter 18 September 2008 The bankruptcy of Lehman Intro
May 19, 2026
114 - Commission Conclusions on Chapter 17
May 18, 2026
113 - Ch 17 Wasn't done at my pay grade
May 17, 2026
112 - Ch 17 The worst-run financial institution
May 16, 2026
111 - Ch 17 They went from zero to three with no warning in between
May 15, 2026
110 - Ch 17 Critical unsafe and unsound practices
May 14, 2026
109 - Ch 17 It will increase confidence
May 13, 2026
108 - Ch 17 The idea strikes me as perverse
May 12, 2026
107 - Ch 17 It's a time gamebe cool
May 11, 2026
106 - Ch 17 The only game in town
May 10, 2026
105 - Ch 17 A good time to buy
May 09, 2026
104 - Chapter 17 September 2008 The takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Intro
May 08, 2026
103 - Commission Conclusions on Chapter 16
May 07, 2026
102 - Ch 16 Banks The markets were really really dicey
May 06, 2026
101 - Ch 16 Derivatives Early stages of assessing the potential systemic risk
May 05, 2026
100 - Ch 16 The Fed and the SEC Weak liquidity position
May 04, 2026
099 - Ch 16 JP Morgan Refusing to unwindwould be unforgiveable
May 03, 2026
098 - Ch 16 The Federal Reserve When people got scared
May 02, 2026
097 - Chapter 16 March to August 2008 Systemic Risk Concerns Intro
May 01, 2026
096 - Commission Conclusions on Chapter 15
Apr 30, 2026
095 - Ch 15 It was heading to a black hole
Apr 29, 2026
094 - Ch 15 The Government would not permit a higher number
Apr 28, 2026
093 - Ch 15 Duty to protect their investors
Apr 27, 2026
092 - Ch 15 Turn into a death spiral
Apr 26, 2026
091 - Ch 15 We were suitably skeptical
Apr 25, 2026
090 - Ch 15 I requested some forbearance
Apr 24, 2026
089 - Chapter 15 March 2008 The fall of Bear Stearns Intro
Apr 23, 2026
088 - Commission Conclusions on Chapter 14
Apr 22, 2026
087 - Ch 14 Monoline Insurers We never expected losses
Apr 21, 2026
086 - Ch 14 Federal Reserve The discount window wasn't working
Apr 20, 2026
085 - Ch 14 AIG's dispute with Goldman There could never be losses
Apr 19, 2026
084 - Ch 14 Citigroup That would not in any way have excited my attention
Apr 18, 2026
083 - Ch 14 Merrill Lynch Dawining awareness over the course of the summer
Apr 17, 2026
082 - Chapter 14 Late 2007 to early 2008 Billions in subprime losses Intro
Apr 16, 2026
081 - Commission conclusions on Chapter 13
Apr 15, 2026
080 - Ch 13 Money funds and other investors Drinking from a fire hose
Apr 14, 2026
079 - Ch 13 SIVs An Oasis of Calm
Apr 13, 2026
078 - Ch 13 BNP Paribas The ringing of the bells
Apr 12, 2026
077 - Ch 13 Countrywide That's our 911
Apr 11, 2026
076 - Ch 13 IKB of Germany Real Money Investors
Apr 10, 2026
075 - Chapter 13 Summer 2007 Disruptions in Funding Intro
Apr 09, 2026
074 - Commission Conclusions on Ch 12
Apr 08, 2026
073 - AIG Well Bigger
Apr 07, 2026
072 - Rating Agencies
Apr 06, 2026
071 - Bear Stearns's Hedge Funds
Apr 05, 2026
070 - Ch 12 Goldman Let's be Aggressive
Apr 04, 2026
069 - Early 2007 Spreading Subprime Worries
Apr 03, 2026
068 - Commission Conclusions on Ch 11
Apr 02, 2026
067 - Ch 11 Losses Who Owns Residential Credit Risk
Apr 01, 2026
066 - Ch 11 Legal Remedies On the Basis of the Information
Mar 31, 2026
065 - Ch 11 CDOs Climbing the Wall of Subprime Lending
Mar 30, 2026
064 - Ch 11 Rating Downgrades Never Before
Mar 29, 2026
063 - Ch 11 The Bust Delinquencies The Turn of the Housing Market
Mar 28, 2026
062 - Commission Conclusions on Chapter 10
Mar 27, 2026
061 - Moody's It Was All About Revenue
Mar 26, 2026
060 - Regulators Are Undue Concentrations of Risk Developing
Mar 25, 2026
059 - Merrill Lynch Whatever It Takes
Mar 24, 2026
058 - AIG I'm Not Getting Paid Enough to Stand on These Tracks
Mar 23, 2026
057 - Citigroup I Do Not Believe We Were Powerless
Mar 22, 2026
056 - Ch 10 Credit Default Swaps Dumb Question
Mar 21, 2026
055 - Ch 10 CDO Managers We Are Not A Rent-A-Manager
Mar 20, 2026
054 - Commission Conclusions on Chapter 9
Mar 19, 2026
053 - Affordable housing goals GSEs cried bloody murder forever The impact of the goals
Mar 18, 2026
052 - Increase Our Penetration into Subprime 2007 Moving deeper into the credit pool
Mar 17, 2026
051 - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Two Stark Choices
Mar 16, 2026
050 - Lehman From Moving to Storage
Mar 15, 2026
049 - Leveraged Loans and Commercial Real Estate You've Got to Get Up and Dance
Mar 14, 2026
048 - Regulators markets will always self-correct
Mar 13, 2026
047 - Disclosure and due diligence A Quality Control Issue in the Factory
Mar 12, 2026
046 - Mortgage Fraud Crime-facilitative environments
Mar 11, 2026
045 - Chapter 9 The Bubble A Credit-induced Boom
Mar 10, 2026
044 - Commission Conclusions on Chapter 8
Mar 09, 2026
043 - Ch 8 SEC It's Going to be an Awfully Big Mess
Mar 08, 2026
042 - Ch 8 Moody's Achieved Through Some Alchemy
Mar 07, 2026
041 - Ch 8 Goldman Sachs Multiplied the Effects of the Collapse in Subprime
Mar 06, 2026
040 - Ch 8 AIGGolden Goose for the Entire Street
Mar 05, 2026
039 - Ch 8 Citigroup's Liquidity puts A Potential Conflict of Interest
Mar 04, 2026
038 - Ch 8 Bear Stearns' Hedge Funds It Functioned Fine Up Until One Day It Just Didn't Function
Mar 03, 2026
037 - Ch 8 We Created the Investor
Mar 02, 2026
036 - Ch 8 The CDO Machine
Mar 01, 2026
035 - Ch 7 The Mortgage Machine Commission Conclusions on Chapter 7
Feb 28, 2026
034 - Ch 7 The Mortgage Machine Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Less Competition in the Marketplace
Feb 27, 2026
033 - Ch 7 The Mortgage Machine Moody's Given A Blank Check
Feb 26, 2026
032 - Ch 7 The Mortgage Machine Wall Street Was Very Hungry For Our Product
Feb 26, 2026
031 - Ch 7 The Mortgage Machine Federal Regulators Immunity from Many State Laws is a Significant Benefit
Feb 26, 2026
030 - Ch 7 The Mortgage Machine Mortgages A Good Loan
Feb 26, 2026
029 - Ch 7 The Mortgage Machine An Irresistible Profit Opportunity
Feb 26, 2026
028 - Ch 6 Commission Conclusions on Chapter 6
Feb 26, 2026
027 - Ch 6 Credit Expansion Bank Capital Standards Arbitrage
Feb 26, 2026
026 - Ch 6 Credit Expansion Community-Lending Pledges What We Do Is Reaffirm Our Intention
Feb 26, 2026
025 - Ch 6 Credit Expansion States Long-Standing Position
Feb 26, 2026
024 - Ch 6 Credit Expansion Federal Rules Intended to Curb Unfair or Abusive Lending
Feb 26, 2026
023 - Ch 6 Credit Expansion Citigroup Invited Regulatory Scrutiny
Feb 26, 2026
022 - Ch 6 Credit Expansion Subprime Loans Buyers Will Pay A Premium
Feb 26, 2026
021 - Ch 6 Credit Expansion Housing A Powerful Stabilizing Force
Feb 26, 2026
020 - Ch 5 Subprime Lending The Regulators
Feb 26, 2026
019 - Ch 5 Subprime Lending Subprime Lenders in Turmoil
Feb 26, 2026
018 - Ch 5 Subprime Lending Greater Access to Lending
Feb 26, 2026
017 - Ch 5 Subprime Lending Mortgage Securitization
Feb 26, 2026
016 - Ch 4 Deregulation Redux Financial Sector Growth
Feb 26, 2026
015 - Ch 4 Deregulation Redux The Wages of Finance
Feb 26, 2026
014 - Ch 4 Deregulation Redux Dot-Com Crash
Feb 26, 2026
013 - Ch 4 Deregulation Redux Long-Term Capital Management
Feb 26, 2026
012 - Ch 4 Deregulation Redux Expansion of Banking Activities
Feb 26, 2026
011 - Ch 3 Securitization and Derivatives The Growth of Derivatives
Feb 26, 2026
010 - Ch 3 Securitization and Derivatives Structured Finance
Feb 26, 2026
009 - Ch 3 Securitization and Derivatives Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Feb 26, 2026
008 - Ch 2 Shadow Banking The Savings and Loan Crisis
Feb 26, 2026
007 - Ch 2 Shadow Banking Commercial Paper and Repos
Feb 26, 2026
006 - Ch 1 Before Our Very Eyes part 3
Feb 26, 2026
005 - Ch 1 Before Our Very Eyes part 2
Feb 26, 2026
004 - Ch 1 Before Our Very Eyes part 1
Feb 26, 2026
003 - Conclusions of the Commission concluded
Feb 26, 2026
002 - Conclusions of the Commission
Feb 26, 2026
001 - Preface
Feb 26, 2026