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Module 5 - Bank Regulation Activity

I. Watch the Movie entitled “THE BIG SHORT” (2015)

II. Guide Questions:

1. What were the major events that led up to the financial


crisis in 2008?
2. What complex financial instruments engineered by the
banks during the run-up to the sub-prime mortgage
meltdown?
3. What factors contributed to the build-up and subsequent
collapse of the housing and credit bubble in 2007-2008?
4. What role did the Federal Reserve play? Did it allow the
crisis to flourish?
5. What were the lessons learned from the 2008 financial
crisis?
6. What regulatory changes were instituted as an aftermath
of the financial crisis?

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