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Subprime mortgage crisis

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Financial crisis involving mortgage-backed securities to which Bear Stearns was heavily exposed

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Alan H. Fis...The Bear St...Subprime ..

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Entities connected to Subprime mortgage crisis through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.

Location New York State Supreme Court, New York County

Connected via: The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

Person Joseph Ainslie Bear

Connected via: The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

Organization Merrill Lynch

Connected via: The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

Financial Entity Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Fund

Connected via: The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

Person Salim L. Lewis

Connected via: The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

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📖 Wikipedia - Deep Research (Alan H. Fishman)
“Fishman joined WaMu on September 8, 2008, replacing outgoing CEO Kerry Killinger as part of that bank's restructuring in the face of the subprime mortgage crisis.”
Accessed: 2026-02-21
📖 Wikipedia
“it was heavily involved in the subprime mortgage crisis. The firm was heavily involved in securitization and issued large amounts of asset-backed securities which were, in the case of mortgages, pioneered by Lewis Ranieri”
Accessed: 2026-02-21
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Added: 2026-02-21 · Updated: 2026-02-21
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