The Crisis Forms the Chain and How the U.S. Government Saved After the Crisis

Monroe 2022-11-29 19:34:17

watched last week

The Big Short (2015)
8.5
2015 / United States / Biography / Adam McKay / Christian Bale Steve Carell

Today I took the high-speed train and thought about studying and continued to watch this

Watching "Guarding Yourself" next week

The second half of this passage makes the crisis formation chain very clear. Personally, I think it is easier to understand than a big bear:

1. Wall Street packaged up mortgages into mortgage-backed bonds, then disassembled them and sold them to investors, making them big bucks.

2. Then go to lobby the lending banks to get them to lend more money.

3. The lending bank originally lent money to people with good credit, but after growing their appetite, they lowered the standard, that is, the entry threshold, which is the so-called subprime loan.

4. People feel that they have borrowed a lot of money, and their confidence is multiplied. Only banks know that bonds are mortgaged with shit, and the risk is extremely high.

5. Therefore, the bank purchased insurance for it. Once the mortgage defaults, the public cannot repay it, and the insurance company will pay.

6. The bank is thus able to transfer risk while making a lot of money.

7. And AIG is one of the underwriting companies.

8. The property market crashes, mortgage-backed bonds collapse, AIG has to pay, and all insured banks are in a quagmire in the same day.

Lehman intensified AIG (AIA) while paying subprime mortgages.

The last part of the film is when the government decides to fund the health bank, the question is will it nationalize it?

(This piece is a little bit unclear, and I will focus on understanding this place when I brush next time)

Why is no one regulated? Because everyone benefits greatly from it.

Why did the government finally decide to help? Because the Great Depression of 1930 started with a stock market crash, but it was the credit collapse that dragged down the overall economy. If lessons are not learned this time, the consequences will be worse than the Great Depression.

What is the difference between the privatization system in the United States and the nationalization system in my country in terms of managing banks, supervising banks, and cleaning up the crisis?

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Extended Reading

Too Big to Fail quotes

  • Richard Fuld: [on the housing crisis] You know, people act like we're crack dealers. Nobody put a gun to anybody's head and said, "Hey, nimrod, buy a house you can't afford, and you know what? While you're at it, put a line of credit on that baby and buy yourself a boat."

    Joe Gregory: [chuckles] You heard anything from Buffett?

    Erin Callan: He's asking for preferred shares at 40, with a dividend of nine percent.

    Richard Fuld: [annoyed] We were just at 66. What the fuck?

    Joe Gregory: Maybe it's just an opening gambit, Dick.

    Richard Fuld: Sounds more like a goddamn insult!

    Erin Callan: Dick, we're at 36 right now. We haven't been anywhere near 66 in months. The markets like Buffett. His name will push the price up overnight.

    Richard Fuld: You know, I don't care who he is. I am not spending $360 million a year for the pleasure of doing business with him. Real estate will come back.

    Joe Gregory: Koreans have been sniffing around.

    Richard Fuld: There you go. And they won't steal us blind. I've seen this before: CEOs panic and they sell out cheap. Right now, the Street's running around with its hair on fire, but the storm always passes. We stand strong, and on the other side, we'll eat Goldman's lunch.

    Erin Callan: So what do we do about Buffett?

    Richard Fuld: Screw Warren Buffett.

  • Ben Bernanke: [Having breakfast with Henry Paulson] Lehman's down another 10%.

    Henry Paulson: You are not gonna let me get down a single bite, are you?

    Ben Bernanke: This is why I have oatmeal.