There's nothing anyone can do when the bubble bursts

Marta 2022-09-27 00:52:32

Too big to fail recounts a part of the 2008 financial crisis, which made me feel that as a regulator of the financial system, every decision is so difficult and important, like walking a tightrope, like a desert traveler drinking poisonous water, sometimes there are A better choice, sometimes no matter which one you choose is wrong. The film begins with the five major investment banks in the United States, the collapse of Bear Stearns, and the shaky period of Lehman Brothers. Paulson is determined to let these speculators learn a lesson and not use public funds to bail it out, but let the private sector jointly fund it. Its non-performing assets undergo mergers and acquisitions. However, the Koreans who were going to buy its benign assets were run away by Lehman President Dick, and the Bank of America was poached by Merrill Lynch (I really laughed when I saw this, Dick exploded, couldn’t believe it, and scolded the federal government’s gang Asshole), so Lehman is still missing, Goldman Sachs President Assistant (?) said that he can't take it anymore, the President said that you are taking a Mercedes-Benz to the Fed to work, not to the Normandy landing (hhhhhh). Barclays had already negotiated and was ready to buy, but the British Financial Supervisory Authority did not agree, saying it was unwilling to import the tumor. In desperation, Lehman could only file for bankruptcy. Subsequently, AIG had to pay subprime mortgages, and its funds broke, but AIG was too big too fall, and it had penetrated too much into the economy, not only in the United States, but also in other countries. Paulson decided to invest in the acquisition of distressed assets (Dick was going crazy when he read the news), struggled hard in Congress, and later found that the acquisition was too slow and too late, so he had to inject capital into aig and other major investment banks. The story of the film ended here, but the aftermath continued, and it wasn't until 2009 that the market stabilized.

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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.