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Financial crime investigation

The 2008 Financial Crisis

How deregulation, toxic mortgages, and unchecked leverage collapsed the global financial system

8 chapters|~15 min|Interactive investigation

Case timeline

1990s-2003Seeds of the CrisisCh 1
2003-2006The Mortgage MachineCh 2
2005-2007The Big ShortCh 3
Mar 2008Bear StearnsCh 4
Sep 7, 2008Fannie & FreddieCh 5
Sep 15, 2008Lehman FallsCh 6
Sep-Oct 2008ContagionCh 7
2010-PresentReformCh 8