Bear Stearns : Crisis and "Rescue" for a Major Provider of Mortgage-Related Products.

Discusses issues surrounding the banking crisis suffered at Bear Stearns, a U.S. investment banking firm, as a result of devalued mortgage-backed securities. Reviews efforts made to rescue the firm by the Federal Reserve via short-term loans and the ultimate deal to buy the firm by JPMorgan Chase.

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Financial institutions. Mortgages. Securities. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book