BADM 422 - Modern Banking Crises in America

From wildcat banking to the establishment of the Federal Reserve System; from consistent economic growth and development to the disaster of the Great Depression; from the introduction of federal deposit insurance to the failure of thousands of insured financial institutions in the 1980’s and 1990’s - this course investigates the history of 1990’s - this course investigates the history of with particular emphasis on recent history. A strong light will shine upon triumphs and tragedies, heroes and villains, regulatory achievements and regulatory blunders, economic growth and monetary policy mismanagement. The result: a colorful and fascinating review of economic and banking history that will demonstrate the fragile and incendiary balance between money, Prerequisite: BADM 312 3 credits