The rise and fall of U.S. housing prices
Mortgage securitization in the private sector
Credit default swaps and mathematical models
Short selling, hedge funds, and leverage
Capital requirements at brokers and banks
Impact on short-term lending
Insuring deposits and money market funds
Why and how treasury recapitalized so many banks
Increasing lending volumes and removing toxic assets
Were accounting rules an important factor contributing to the financial crisis?
The international implications of the financial crisis for the United States
The new structure of U.S. financial regulation.
