Subprime mortgage crisis
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Entity Types
Financial crisis involving mortgage-backed securities to which Bear Stearns was heavily exposed
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Mutual Connections
Entities connected to Subprime mortgage crisis through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
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.
Key Relationships
Associated With
- Person Alan H. Fishman - Fishman joined WaMu as part of the bank's restructuring in the face of the subprime mortgage crisis. Credible Reporting
Connected To
- Organization The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. - Bear Stearns was heavily involved in securitization and asset-backed securities tied to the subprime mortgage crisis Credible Reporting
Source Documents & Evidence
“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
“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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