Bibliograph

Borrowed time, two centuries of booms, busts, and bailouts at Citi, James Freeman and Vern McKinley

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Label

Borrowed time, two centuries of booms, busts, and bailouts at Citi, James Freeman and Vern McKinley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Borrowed time

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1028607879

Responsibility statement

James Freeman and Vern McKinley

Sub title

two centuries of booms, busts, and bailouts at Citi

Summary

"The alarming, untold story of Citigroup--one of the largest financial institutions in the world--from its founding in 1812 to its role in the 2008 financial crisis, and the many near-death experiences in between." -- From Amazon summary

Table Of Contents

A bank for the Treasury Secretary -- When failure was allowed (because government wasn't big enough to help) -- City of instability -- Astor to the rescue -- Taylor's bank in an age of panics -- The Rockefeller bank -- A political "big shot" -- A City Banker helps create the Fed -- "Our friendly monster" goes global -- "Sunshine Charlie" doubles down on sugar -- Mitchell and the mania -- Did City Bank cause the crash? -- Bank for the United States -- Walter Wriston and the culture of risk -- Not that big, but too big to fail? -- When countries fail -- The banker who "never made a loan" -- Just another perfect storm -- Creating the next crisis -- The man who knew too little -- "Save Citigroup at all costs" -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

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