false 3461662 1 In the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down. Banks like Countrywide and non-banks such as New Century Financial - all financed by Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and others - were in danger of closing, or actually failing. On average, 50 lenders a month were going bust.<br> <br> Chain of Blame will chronicle the disaster, focusing on the players - the executives on Wall Street but also the lenders and brokers. It's a national story of greed and avaraice, one that hasn't come down the pike since the S&L scandal. 3502941 8 7 2008 Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis total:22|5:4|4:11|3:7| 22 85 52 8 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 07 16:38:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 16:40:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 21:06:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 04:50:24 -0700 2009 Chain of Blame tells an important story, yet does it in a very dry and by-the-numbers fashion. Muolo and his co-author, Padilla, are financial reporters close the the mortgage industry and obviously know their stuff, yet the book lacks compe...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 04 05:20:36 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 17:21:20 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 05:20:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 13 21:59:07 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 21:53:28 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 22:00:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 05:11:55 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 13:44:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 11:54:56 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 14:09:17 -0700 2009 1
Would I read this book again? No. I'd listen to the audiobook instead; maybe it would be easier to follow.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 31 06:37:11 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 06:38:18 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Oct 27 17:16:18 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 17:16:53 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Oct 05 21:22:59 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 21:22:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 19:57:22 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 19:57:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Aug 30 15:50:39 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 15:50:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 15 18:20:22 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 18:20:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 10 01:20:29 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 01:20:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 18 17:49:48 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 17:49:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 15:27:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 15:27:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 16 09:54:10 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 09:54:10 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jun 13 20:04:35 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 20:04:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 16:19:55 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 03:04:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 25 00:49:48 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 00:49:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 14 17:51:03 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 17:51:03 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3461662