Reports
Throughout the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's tenure, the Commission's staff developed preliminary staff reports containing factual background information on subject matters related to the Commission's public hearings. These staff reports were submitted to the Commission and the public for information, review and comment. They are unofficial reports that do not contain confidential information regarding the Commission's inquiry.
Reports
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Too Big to Fail: Expectations and Impact of Extraordinary Government Intervention and the role of Systemic Risk in the Financial Crisis
September 1-2, 2010
Governmental Rescues of 'Too-Big-To-Fail' Financial Institutions (PDF) -
The Role of Derivatives in the Financial Crisis
June 30-July 1, 2010
Overview on Derivatives (PDF)
Credit Derivatives and Mortgage-Related Derivatives (PDF) -
Credibility of Credit Ratings, the Investment Decisions Made Based on those Ratings, and the Financial Crisis
June 2, 2010
Credit Ratings and The Financial Crisis (PDF) -
The Shadow Banking System
May 4, 2010
Shadow Banking and the Financial Crisis (PDF) -
Subprime Lending and Securitization and Government-Sponsored Enterprises
April 7, 2010
Role of Federal Reserve in Bank Supervision and Regulation (PDF)
CRA and The Mortgage Crisis (PDF)
The Mortgage Crisis (PDF)
Government Sponsored Enterprises and the Financial Crisis (PDF)
Securitization and the Mortgage Crisis (PDF)
Fact Sheets
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First Public Hearing of the FCIC
January 13-14, 2010
Enforcement Measures Related to the Financial Crisis (PDF) |
Selected Financial Market & Economic Data (PDF)