Week of July 28, 2008
News Item: A couple of weeks ago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) had taken control of the Pasadena, California-based IndyMac Bancorp due to losses from defaulted mortgages. Are more ban collapses on the way? Included here are select titles that examine bank failures, deregulation, and management.
Bailout: An Insider’s Account of Bank Failures and Rescues
By Irvine H. Sprague. Basic Books, 1986
Call Number: HG2491 .S67 1986
Bank Mergers in a Deregulated Environment: Promise and Peril
By Bernard Shull. Quorum Books, 2001
Call Number: HG1722 .S585 2001 (Also available via NetLibrary)
Belly Up: The Collapse of the Penn Square Bank
By Phillip L. Zweig. Crown Publishers, 1985
Call Number: HG2613 .O354 P419 1985
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