{"product_id":"chain-of-blame-9780470292778","title":"Chain of Blame","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn updated and revised look at the truth behind America's housing and mortgage bubbles  In the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChain of Blame\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the first books to delve deeply into the central role that big banks played in the mess…for a juicy, name-dropping read, Muolo and Padilla’s book is hard to beat.\"--\u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Muolo and Padilla examine just who was to blame for the crisis and find that it is not just cowboy operators.\"\u003c\/i\u003e (CEO Middle East, September 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“…a level-headed book…the anecdotal style is easy-going...much the best book on the mortgage industry”.  \u003ci\u003eFund Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e 1 September 2008\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“…a ripping piece of reporting… The authors know their stuff.”\u003ci\u003eBloomberg News\u003c\/i\u003e Monday 28 July 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Financial Ashes vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCast of Characters xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Angelo Speaks, the Worldwide Contagion Begins 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Repo Man Meets the Bald Granny: A Short History of Subprime 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Death of the Bailey Building and Loan, the Rise of Millionaire Loan Brokers and Countrywide 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Beach Boys of B\u0026amp;C: How Roland Arnall Became the Johnny Appleseed of Subprime 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Angelo Rising: The Son of a Bronx Butcher Makes Good 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Holy Roller of REITs 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The End of the (New) Century 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 A Conspiracy by Merrill? 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 A Warning from Lewie: CDOs, SIVs, and Other Things No One Understands 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Deep in the Belly of the Bear 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Armageddon Times: The Tan Man Departs, Bye-Bye Bear 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 What the Hell Happened? Ten Bad Years for Housing in America 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 TARP, the Great Recession, and the Return of Stan Kurland 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword TBTF: A Mortgage Cartel Rises from the Ashes 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource and Interview Notes 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 363\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402314129751,"sku":"9780470292778","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470292778.jpg?v=1730480038","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chain-of-blame-9780470292778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}