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Divided Decade

Teacher uprising has roots in recession

by Amy Scott
Apr 30, 2018
In many states, education budgets haven't fully recovered.
An Arizona teacher holds up a sign in front of the state Capitol during a #REDforED rally on April 26, 2018, in Phoenix.
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Turning the financial crisis into an opportunity

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Apr 9, 2018
In 2008, Ann Shen couldn't get a job she wanted. So she went to art school and started a different and successful career.
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“The enemy is forgetting”: Bernanke, Geithner and Paulson on why we must remember the 2008 financial crisis

by Kai Ryssdal and Jana Kasperkevic
Mar 19, 2018
The former officials coordinated the nation's response, one they say would be a challenge in today's political climate.
Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, former president of the New York Federal Reserve and former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke.
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A match made at Bear Stearns

by Amy Scott
Mar 15, 2018
Ten years later, a couple who met at the bank look back on its collapse.
Justin and Leigh Brannan were married at the former headquarters of Bear Stearns, in 2012. 
Photo courtesy of Justin and Leigh Brannan
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Did the government meddle too much during the financial crisis?

by David Brancaccio
Mar 13, 2018
The former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shares her perspective.
 Sheila Bair.
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10 years later, Cleveland is still digging out of the foreclosure crisis

by David Brancaccio , Katie Long and Adrian Ma
Jan 25, 2018
Some neighborhoods saw prices fall 85 percent.
A view of Broadway Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Another housing bubble could be ready to erupt

by David Brancaccio
Jan 25, 2018
Millennials are now entering those prime house-buying years.
A view of San Francisco's famed Painted Ladies victorian houses. 
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Fannie Mae CEO reflects on housing 10 years after the financial crisis

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jan 24, 2018
Timothy Mayopoulos joined Fannie Mae a few months after it was taken over by the government. Today, he's the CEO.
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The lawyer representing the CFPB lawsuit explains why he's fighting for this case

by David Brancaccio
Nov 27, 2017
President Donald Trump and the outgoing director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have each chosen different leaders to oversee the watchdog agency. So Leandra English, the current head's pick, has filed a lawsuit.
Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump's pick for acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, walks back to the White House from the CFPB building after he showed up for his first day of work on November 27, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 
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Smaller banks could win big if one Dodd-Frank oversight rule is loosened

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 14, 2017
A bipartisan group of senators has agreed to take a big step in loosening up some of the bank regulations that were put in place after the 2008 financial crisis under the Dodd-Frank law. They’re backing a deal that would exempt small and regional banks from regulations and testing meant to ensure that financial institutions […]
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