All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis

Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera

This surprising narrative goes back more than 20 years to reveal, in rich, anecdotal detail, how Wall Street, the mortgage industry, and the government conspired to change the way Americans bought their homes, creating a perfect storm.

Business & EconomicsBusiness & Economics · medium confidenceBusiness & Economics81 signalsLlm Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsKeyword Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsTopic Classifier: Business, Capitalism & Corporations -> Business & EconomicsBusiness, Capitalism & CorporationsMoney, Markets & Economic PolicyLabor, Work & OrganizingEnergy, Extraction & Resources
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    • Wall Street78%
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    • Americans40%
  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The financial crisis resulted from a coordinated effort among Wall Street, the mortgage industry, and government to change how Americans bought homes, producing a “perfect storm.”

    Model confidence 74%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 62%.