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Financial crisis
Ireland five years after Lehman
Sep 13, 2013
Five years after Lehman went bust, Ireland is still grappling with the effects of the global crisis.
Washington Mutual: The bank just big enough to fail
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 12, 2013
In her new book, Kirsten Grind details the rise and spectacular fall of Washington Mutual in 2008, and why they haven't been mentioned since.
What happened to the subprime lenders?
Sep 12, 2013
Many subprime employees moved into loan modification businesses.
The phrase that defined the financial crisis
Sep 12, 2013
'Too big to fail' became the signature line of the financial crisis. Five years after the crash, many big financial firms are only bigger. But one has decided it's time to shrink.
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Chief economist of Fannie Mae says three more years until recovery
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 11, 2013
Douglas Duncan says the economy today is “improving but it's not robust."
Graduating into The Lost Generation
Sep 11, 2013
Students who graduated from college during the financial crisis could spend years trying to regain what they lost during the worst recession in modern memory.
Crisis confessionals: Feeling the effects of the financial crisis
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 11, 2013
Commentaries from listeners about when they started feeling the effects of the financial crisis.
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Five years later: From Lehman executive to handyman
Sep 11, 2013
Former Lehman executive talks about how his life has changed since the 2008 financial crisis.
Lehman’s Legacy: A timeline of how the financial crisis unfolded
Sep 11, 2013
A timeline of events that led to the worst financial disaster since the stock market crash of 1929.
Five years later: What it was like when Lehman came tumbling down
Sep 11, 2013
An inside perspective from a former Lehman executive who left Wall Street for good.