Breaking the Bank

The bets were huge and risky: billions of dollars on the housing market. The upside was undeniable: superbanks reaped billions of dollars, dominated the landscape and gobbled up competitors. Then the bottom dropped out. (Aired 2009) Starting in 2008, in the worst economic crisis in decades,...

54 min - Money & Business - FRONTLINE PBS

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