Bear Stearns

When did you realize we were in a financial crisis?
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Marketplace veterans take a look back at some personal pivotal moments.
A match made at Bear Stearns
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Ten years later, a couple who met at the bank look back on its collapse.
Bear Stearns employees: "Poor, smart and had a deep desire to be rich"
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New York Times reporter Kate Kelly discussed the types of people who worked at Bear Stearns, including CEO Jimmy Cayne.
Did the government meddle too much during the financial crisis?
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The former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shares her perspective.
How the Bear Stearns deal looks 10 years later
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At first, it seemed like a bargain for JPMorgan. Then the fines rolled in.
‘Ace’ Greenberg and the rise (and fall) of Bear Stearns
Alan Greenberg rose from clerk to CEO of Bear Stearns before its stunning fall.
Is ‘too big to fail’ a permanent state?
Five years after the financial crisis and banks are still "too big to fail."
JP Morgan may pay for Bear’s alleged sins
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The New York state lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase centers on alleged Bear Stearns misdeeds well before the investment bank was sold.
New York AG on Bear Stearns mortgage bonds: "flamboyant fraud"
As part of a state-federal investigation, the Attorney General of New York is suing JP Morgan over big losses from mortgage-back securities. The bonds originated with Bear Stearns, which JP Morgan bought in 2008.
JPMorgan sued over mortgage-backed securities
The New York Attorney General is suing JP Morgan Chase over mortgage-backed securities peddled by its Bear Stearns unit, leading up to the financial crisis.

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