Read the NBR team's thoughts about the nation's financial problems and efforts to fix them. Then post your comments.

Fixing Credit Rating Agencies

posted by Stephanie Dhue, Correspondent on November 12, 2008

Diagnosing the failures that created the financial crisis is a lot easier than fixing them. Credit rating agencies are just one example. The conflicts of interest inherent in their business models have been clear for years. Remember.... + More

Fixing Wall Street

posted by Erika Miller, Correspondent on November 11, 2008

In the course of researching tonight's story for the "Fixing the Financial Crisis" series, I came across some interesting predictions from a variety of sources that I wasn't able to include: 1. Wall Street's lower compensation... + More

The Birth of "Anatomy of a Financial Crisis"

posted by Suzanne Pratt, Correspondent on October 30, 2008

Coming up with the idea to do an NBR series on the 2008 financial crisis was pretty obvious. After all, that's what we in the NY bureau and in our offices across the country have been living and breathing every day for the last 2.... + More

Government Mistakes Contributed to Financial Crisis

posted by Stephanie Dhue, Correspondent on October 29, 2008

There are so many pieces to the government's role in the financial crisis -- it's tough to narrow down. But fundamentally the government's deference to financial markets kept regulators from effective oversight. Alan... + More

Financial Firms and the Blame Glame

posted by Erika Miller, Correspondent on October 28, 2008

It's clear there are plenty of culprits that helped create the unprecedented financial crisis our nation has been facing. Relaxed government regulation of financial firms undoubtedly played a role. So did irresponsible homebuyers... + More

How Did This Financial Mess Happen? Greenspan Speaks!

posted by Darren Gersh, Washington Bureau Chief on October 23, 2008

A few months ago, I argued that a contributing factor to the financial crisis was an incentive structure that rewarded bankers and traders for taking risks that could undermine the firms that paid them. Today, Alan Greenspan made... + More

Mark-to-Market Accounting and the Financial Crisis

posted by Stephanie Dhue, Correspondent on September 30, 2008

Add mark-to-market to the list of things you need to know about this financial crisis. After the S&L crisis and scandals at Enron, WorldCom, etc., the Financial Accounting Standards Board -- known affectionately as the FASB (Faz-bee)... + More