Sentences with phrase «failed during the financial crisis»

AIG nearly failed during the financial crisis and had to be bailed out by the US government.

Unfortunately, many of those banks that were heavily exposed to the real estate markets failed during the financial crisis that began in 2007.

Not exact matches

Emotions typically range from frustration, to a sliver of pride that none of our banks failed during the recent financial crisis.

Disclosure failed during the run up to the financial crisis.

Speaking to The Tyee, Nanaimo - based accountant Ken Dreger lamented that, like American banks during the 2008 financial crisis, «The B.C. housing market's become too big to fail.»

Many companies that failed started during the recent financial crisis (and continues to suffer through), and some startups highlighted the larger market negativity as a reason for their ultimate demise.

During the 2008 — 09 financial crisis, accountholders at failed banks had uneasy moments, even if they were eventually made whole, thanks to FDIC insurance.

For example, several big banks (the Too Big to Fail ones that received bailouts) cut their dividends during the financial crisis.

It is not relevant to call the bondholders «greedy,» that they are a hedge fund, or talk about their prior dealings with Collateralized Debt Obligations that failed during the recent financial crisis.)

During the financial crisis, S&P's strict index methodology forced the ETF to boot out the largest banks and insurance companies (since they failed to increase dividends), replacing them with smaller dividend paying companies that still met their criteria.

«Mark to make believe» it is called and regulators allowed the banks (once again especially the TBTF) to do this to prevent them all from failing all at once during the financial crisis.

For example, several «Too Big to Fail» banks cut their dividends during the 2007 - 2009 financial crisis despite lengthy increase streaks.

A combination of elements contributed to the unfinished state of the building: Mr. Hearst's penchant for simultaneous projects and constant modifications of projects underway; financial crisis and subsequent project shutdown; his absence from the Hilltop during WWII; and eventually his failing health and advanced age.

BankUnited was one of the biggest banks to fail during the 2008 financial crisis, but made a comeback after it was bought in 2009 by private equity funds including Blackstone and Carlyle and had a successful initial public offering in 2011.

Freddie Mac: Mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were government - sponsored enterprises that nearly failed during the 2008 financial crisis that brought down the U.S. housing market.