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Author Black, William K. (William Kurt), 1951-

Title The best way to rob a bank is to own one : how corporate executives and politicians looted the S&L industry / William K. Black.

Publication Info. Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 2005.

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 Moore Stacks  HG2151 .B52 2005    Available  ---
Edition 1st ed.
Description xxii, 329 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Theft by deception -- "Competition in laxity" -- The most unlikely of heroes -- Keating's unholy war against the bank board -- The Texas control frauds enlist Jim Wright -- "The Faustian bargain" -- The miracles, the massacre, and the speaker's fall -- M. Danny Wall : "child of the senate" -- Final surrender : Wall takes up Neville Chamberlain's umbrella -- It's the things you do know, but aren't so, that cause disasters.
Subject Savings and loan associations -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Savings and loan associations -- Corrupt practices.
United States.
Savings and loan association failures -- United States.
Savings and loan association failures.
Savings and Loan Bailout, 1989-1995.
Savings and Loan Bailout (1989-1995)
ISBN 0292706383 cloth alkaline paper