Too-Big-to-Fail

Obama Admin Prosecutes Zero Wall Street Executives Despite Crisis Fraud

2009-01-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Despite widespread evidence of fraud in the 2008 financial crisis, the Obama administration prosecuted zero major Wall Street executives, contrasting starkly with the Savings and Loan crisis when 1,706 bankers were sent to prison. Instead, the DOJ pursued civil settlements totaling tens of billions, …

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NationsBank-BankAmerica $62 Billion Merger Creates First Coast-to-Coast National Bank

1998-09-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

NationsBank completes its $62 billion acquisition of BankAmerica Corporation, creating the first truly coast-to-coast national bank in U.S. history and taking the Bank of America name. The merger occurs just one year before the formal repeal of Glass-Steagall, demonstrating how banking consolidation …

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