Crash of 2008/Timelines
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The 1980s
Financial deregulation In the USA [1], [2], the UK [3] and elsewhere [4].
First CMO issued [5].
Savings and Loans crisis - Failure of 296 US "Savings and Loans" mortgage lenders [6]
1987 stock market crash [7]
The 1990s
Failure of a further 451 US "Savings and Loans" mortgage lenders.
Asian banking crisis [8].
'Basel I' recommended banking regulations published [9].
The year 2007 (summary)
US Subprime mortgage crisis [10].
US house prices fall throughout 2007 (fall 8% below 2006 peak) [11].
Large bank writedowns and losses at Bank of America, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Citigroup and HSBC.
2007
August
American Home Mortgage bankrupt [12].
Collapse of interbank markets
September
UK Northern Rock bank run [13]
2008
January
'Basel II' banking regulation recommendations take effect [14]
US mortgage lender Countrywide sold to Bank of America after its share price drops by 48% [15].
February
British government nationalises Northern Rock bank [16].
June
US house prices 20% below 2006 peak [17].
July
US Housing and Economic Recovery Act [18].
August
US Government's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rescue [19].
September
7 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac nationalised [20].
12 Lehman Brothers seek bankruptcy protection [21]
15 US Federal Reserve Bank rescues Bear Stearns bank [22].
17 US government nationalises American Insurance Group [23].
- Russian stockmarket meltdown [24]
- UK's Halifax/Bank of Scotland (HBOS) accepts rescue bid from Lloyds TSB [25].
18 US Treasury and Federal Reserve Bank propose a scheme to take "toxic assets" out of the US banking system [26]
- UK temporary ban on short selling [27].
23 US Federal Reserve Bank protects Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley banks[28].
- FBI to investigate possibility of fraud at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Bros and AIG [29].
25 US President's warning: "major sectors of America’s financial system are at risk of shutting down” leading to "long and painful recession" [30].
26 Washington Mutual closed by regulator. Assets sold to JPMorgan Chase [31].
- Central Banks offer extra loans to banks. Coordinated action by US, UK, European and Swiss central banks [32].