discount window
governor. See Warsh, Kevin
See also New York Federal Reserve
Felder, Eric
Feldman, Mark, AIG final capital search
Fielding, Fred F.
Fife, Lori
Financial industry
bailout by government. See Federal bailout
compensation (2007)
debt of capital ratio
meltdown, events of
See also Investment banks
Fink, Larry
Finnegan, John
Fixed-income trading, and risk
Fleming, Gregory J.
on Lehman/Bank of America capitalization
and Merrill/Bank of America talks
Flowers, Chris
AIG capitalization talks
as Bank of America adviser
fairness opinion for Bank of America
fees earned
as Merrill adviser
Paulson dislike of
Fooling Some of the People All of the Time (Einhorn)
Forstmann, Teddy
Fox-Pitt Kelton
Frank, Barney
on AIG bailout
on Bear Stearns bailout
on direct investment plan
on toxic-asset purchase program
Freidheim, Scott
and counterattack on Einhorn
Korea/Lehman deal leak investigation by
and Lehman resignations
Friedman, Richard
Friedman, Stephen
Fromer, Kevin
Fuld, Richard S. Jr.
authority, loss of
bankruptcy, reaction to
board of NY Fed, resignation from
capital, attempts to raise. See Lehman Brothers capitalization efforts
compensation, losses (2008)
at congressional hearing
Cramer ( Jim) meeting
financial career of
fragile emotional state of
and Gregory resignation
Korea deal, blowing
and Lehman earnings report (March 2008)
liquidity, belief in
and LTCM bailout
Macomber support of
Paulson, communication with
Paulson’s view of
personality of
on rumor spreading
short-sellers, battle against
and SpinCo announcement
on uptick rule
See also Lehman Brothers
Gamble, Jamie
Gao Xiqing
Gasparino, Charlie
Geithner, Carole
Geithner, Peter
Geithner, Timothy F.
AIG, saving, efforts in
AIG bailout
bailout after Bear, refusal of
Banking Committee testimony, on Bear Stearns rescue
and Barclays rejection of Lehman
and Bear Stearns rescue
biographical information
Citigroup CEO job offer to
Citigroup/Goldman/Merrill/Morgan, Lehman collapse meeting
damaged financial system, awareness of
financial career of
and Fuld NY Fed resignation
Goldman, saving, efforts in
on JP Morgan collateral request of Lehman
Lehman, saving, efforts in
money market funds, concern about
Morgan/Goldman final AIG solution directive
Morgan Stanley, saving, efforts in
at nationalization meeting
NY Fed presidency
personality of
Wachovia, saving, efforts in
Wall Street view of
at World Economic Forum
Gelband, Michael
resignation from Lehman
returns to Lehman
General Electric
Gertler, Mark
Glass-Steagal Act (1933)
Global economy
credit crisis, impact on
U.S. securitization market as threat
Glucksman, Lewis L., Lehman, career at
Golden West
Goldfarb, David
Goldman Sachs
advisers to Paulson from
AIG, collateral demanded from
AIG capitalization talks
and AIG final capital search
AIG rescue, benefits to
bank holding company proposal
bank holding company status
Buffett bailout of
chief executive officers (CEOs). See Blank fein, Lloyd; Paulson, Henry M.
Citigroup merger proposal
co-CEO. See Cohn, Gary D.
collapse, fear of
compensation (2007)
Corzine at
hedge fund money outflows/inflows
J. Aron acquired by
Lehman capitalization talks
Lehman collapse, at Fed meeting on
Merrill capitalization talks
Paulson, career at
Paulson ethics agreement
Paulson ethics waiver
post-TARP status
risky position of
rumors spread by
Russia, board meeting in (2008)
Russia, relationship with
saving, Geithner efforts
saving, Paulson efforts
stock price decline
stock price rise
strength of (2008)
Thain at
Wachovia merger, killed by Fed
Wachovia merger talks
Gorbachev, Mikhail
Gorman, James
Lehman, assessment of
on Merrill decline
and Morgan/Lehman capitalization talks
on Morgan withdrawals
Government-sponsored enterprises (GSE). See Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac
Gowers, Andrew
Grasso, Richard
compensation package
Paulson’s view of
Great Depression
Bernanke as scholar of
current crisis question
Schwartz (Anna) theory of
Greenberg, Evan
Greenberg, Jeffrey
Greenberg, Maurice Raymond “Hank ”
as AIG CEO
as AIG chairman emeritus
on AIG losses
biographical information
business style of
and Lehman capital search
resignation of
settlement with AIG
Willumstad outreach to
See also American International Group (AIG)
Greenlight Capital
“Credit Basket, The” project
manager. See Einhorn, David
shorting, approach to
Greenspan, Alan
on collateralized debt obligations (CDOs)
on Fannie/Freddie crisis
reputation, decline of
Gregg, Judd
Gregory, Joseph
Callan (Erin), hiring of
on Callan’s leak to press
career at Lehman
compensation (2007)
firing, call for
hiring decisions of
and Lehman earnings report (March 2008)
lifestyle of
personality of
resignation of
Gregory, Niki
Griffin, Kenneth C.
HBOS
Hedge funds
Goldman Sachs, deposits/withdrawals
Lehman bankruptcy, impact on
Morgan Stanley, withdrawals by
Herlihy, Ed
Herzog, David
Hill, J. Tomilson
Hogan, John
House Financial Services Committee, on Fannie/Freddie
Housing crisis. See Subprime loans
Hoyt, Robert
Illiquid assets, valuation of
Immelt, Jeffrey
Insurance business, compared to investment bank
Interest rates
Bernanke Doctrine on
low, problems related to
unchanged (2007)
Investment banks
credit pool, creation of
failing, Nason’s solutions for
FDIC, lack of protection from
Fed encourages Lehman rescue
compared to insurance business
new capital, raising
See also specific institutions
Ira W. Sohn Investment Research Conference
Einhorn speech on Lehman
Isaacs, Jeremy
Jackson Hole conference
Japan
markets, decline of
See also Mitsubishi
J. Aron & Company
Jester, Dan
and AIG final capital search
Dimon briefing of
and Fannie/Freddie bailout
at Goldman Sachs
and Lehman capital search
TARP, alternative plan
JP Morgan
AIG, demands for disclosure from
as AIG capitalization adviser
and AIG final capital search
Bear Stearns purchase
BISTROs
chief executive officer (CEO). See Dimon, Jamie
co-CEO. See Black, Steve
federal assistance, request for
financial failures, exposure to