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Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781451672480
- EAN
- 9781451672480
- Book Title
- Bull by the Horns : Fighting to Save Mainstreet from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- Business & Economics
- Topic
- Economic History, Corporate Governance, Real Estate / Mortgages, General, Economic Conditions, Investments & Securities / Stocks, Government & Business
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 21.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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The former FDIC Chairwoman, and one of the first people to acknowledge the full risk of subprime loans, offers a unique perspective on the greatest crisis the US has faced since the Great Depression. "When Sheila Bair took over as head of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 2006, the agency was probably better known for the 'FDIC' logo on the doors of the nation's banks than for anything it did. Now Bair is at the center of the financial crisis, speeding the takeover of failing banks and pressing the mortgage industry to ease loan terms . . . winning praise from Democrats and Republicans." --BLOOMBERG NEWS, October 3, 2008 Sheila Bair is widely acknowledged in government circles and the media as one of the first people to identify and accurately assess the subprime crisis. Appointed by George W. Bush as the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 2006, she witnessed the origins of the financial crisis and in 2008 became--along with Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, and Timothy Geithner--one of the key players trying to repair the damage to our economy. Bull by the Horns is her remarkable and refreshingly honest account of that contentious time and the struggle for reform that followed and continues to this day. A level-headed, pragmatic figure with a clear focus on serving the public good, Bair was often one of the few women in the room during heated discussions about the economy. Despite her years of experience and her determination to rein in the private banks and Wall Street, she frequently found herself at odds with Geithner. She is withering in her assessment of some of Wall Street's finest, and her narrative of Citibank's attempted takeover of Wachovia is a stinging indictment of how regulators and the banks worked against the public interest at times to serve their own needs. Bair is steadfast in her belief that the American public needs to fully understand the crisis in order to bring it to an end. Critical of the bank bailouts and the Can. $29.99 lax regulation that led to the economic crash, she provides a sober analysis as well as a practical plan for how we should move forward. She helps clear away the myths and half-truths about how we ran our economic engine into the ditch and tells us how we can help get our financial and regulatory systems back on track. As The New Yorker said, "Bair has consistently stood out for her skepticism of Wall Street and for her eagerness to confront the big banks. A Kansas Republican, she has become an unlikely hero to economic liberals, who see her as the counterweight to the more Wall Street-centric view often ascribed to Timothy Geithner, the Treasury Secretary" (July 6, 2009).
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
1451672489
ISBN-13
9781451672480
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111235024
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bull by the Horns : Fighting to Save Mainstreet from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Economic History, Corporate Governance, Real Estate / Mortgages, General, Economic Conditions, Investments & Securities / Stocks, Government & Business
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Business & Economics
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
21.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hg2491.B23 2012
Reviews
[Sheila Bair] is an excellent choice as the most experienced as well as principled candidate to head the SEC or TreasuryĆ¢ā¬Ā¦ [and] her outstanding book Bull by the HornsĆ¢ā¬Ā¦ should be required reading for the president and those who are advising him on selecting his new economic team., During the worst economic crisis since the 1930s, Sheila Bair has been the little guy's protector in chief., Bull By the Horns is the story of financial calamity seen from the perspective of this public servant, rendered from detailed notes. We learn with whom she met, what was said, what decisions taken, and how things turned out....This is a book for aficionados of infuriating detail. Yet beneath the froth of facts courses an epic struggle. It pits Sheila Bair and the civil servants of the FDIC on one side and [Timothy Geithner] on the other., eoe[Sheila Bair] is an excellent choice as the most experienced as well as principled candidate to head the SEC or Treasurye [and] her outstanding book Bull by the Hornse should be required reading for the president and those who are advising him on selecting his new economic team.e, eoeBair is everything you'd want in a public servant: thoughtful, practical, independent-mindede"a straight shooter with political savvy who can manage the details of policy without losing sight of the big picture. She's no grandstander, but she isn't shy about going public with concerns if she thinks it will help her inside game. She never forgets that her most important constituency isn't the thousands of banks she regulates but the millions of Americans who use them.e, Bair is everything you'd want in a public servant: thoughtful, practical, independent-minded--a straight shooter with political savvy who can manage the details of policy without losing sight of the big picture. She's no grandstander, but she isn't shy about going public with concerns if she thinks it will help her inside game. She never forgets that her most important constituency isn't the thousands of banks she regulates but the millions of Americans who use them., eoeThe FDICe(tm)s influence has grown in the past year because of Ms. Baire(tm)s willingness to challenge her peers, as well as her agency's central role responding to the financial crisis. Ms. Bair warned about the housing crisis before many of her colleagues.e, [Sheila Bair] is an excellent choice as the most experienced as well as principled candidate to head the SEC or Treasury... [and] her outstanding book Bull by the Horns... should be required reading for the president and those who are advising him on selecting his new economic team., When Sheila Bair took over as head of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 2006, the agency was probably better known for the 'FDIC' logo on the doors of the nation's banks than for anything it did. Now Bair is at the center of the financial crisis, speeding the takeover of failing banks and pressing the mortgage industry to ease loan terms. . . . winning praise from Democrats and Republicans., Bair is everything you'd want in a public servant: thoughtful, practical, independent-minded-a straight shooter with political savvy who can manage the details of policy without losing sight of the big picture. She's no grandstander, but she isn't shy about going public with concerns if she thinks it will help her inside game. She never forgets that her most important constituency isn't the thousands of banks she regulates but the millions of Americans who use them., eoeDuring the worst economic crisis since the 1930s, Sheila Bair has been the little guy's protector in chief.e, Bull By the Horns is the story of financial calamity seen from the perspective of this public servant, rendered from detailed notes. We learn with whom she met, what was said, what decisions taken, and how things turned oute.This is a book for aficionados of infuriating detail. Yet beneath the froth of facts courses an epic struggle. It pits Sheila Bair and the civil servants of the FDIC on one side and [Timothy Geithner] on the other.e|9781451672480|, Bull By the Horns is the story of financial calamity seen from the perspective of this public servant, rendered from detailed notes. We learn with whom she met, what was said, what decisions taken, and how things turned outĆ¢ā¬Ā¦.This is a book for aficionados of infuriating detail. Yet beneath the froth of facts courses an epic struggle. It pits Sheila Bair and the civil servants of the FDIC on one side and [Timothy Geithner] on the other., eoeWhen Sheila Bair took over as head of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 2006, the agency was probably better known for the e~FDICe(tm) logo on the doors of the natione(tm)s banks than for anything it did. Now Bair is at the center of the financial crisis, speeding the takeover of failing banks and pressing the mortgage industry to ease loan terms. . . . winning praise from Democrats and Republicans.e, The FDIC's influence has grown in the past year because of Ms. Bair's willingness to challenge her peers, as well as her agency's central role responding to the financial crisis. Ms. Bair warned about the housing crisis before many of her colleagues.
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2012-039342
Dewey Decimal
332.10973
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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