Global equity market meltdown and October 2008 trading turbulence (September–October 2008)

1. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac enter conservatorship

   Sep 6, 2008Labels: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHFA

   • FHFA History

2. Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11

   Sep 15, 2008Labels: Lehman Brothers

   • Britannica
   • HISTORY

3. Federal Reserve authorizes emergency support for AIG

   Sep 16, 2008Labels: AIG, Federal Reserve

   • NY Fed
   • Fed Background

4. SEC issues emergency ban on short selling

   Sep 19, 2008Labels: SEC

   • SEC Release

5. Fed announces AMLF to aid money market funds

   Sep 19, 2008Labels: Federal Reserve, AMLF

   • Federal Reserve

6. Washington Mutual is seized and sold to JPMorgan

   Sep 25, 2008Labels: Washington Mutual, JPMorgan Chase, FDIC

   • JPMorgan 8 K
   • Wikipedia WaMu

7. House rejects first TARP proposal; markets plunge

   Sep 29, 2008Labels: U S, TARP

   • Treasury TARP
   • TIME Dow

8. Treasury opens money market fund guarantee program

   Sep 29, 2008Labels: U S, Money Market

   • Treasury Release

9. TARP becomes law as Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

   Oct 3, 2008Labels: TARP, Emergency Economic

   • Treasury TARP
   • Federal Reserve

10. Fed creates the Commercial Paper Funding Facility

    Oct 7, 2008Labels: Federal Reserve, CPFF

    • Fed Annual Report
    • Fed Release

11. G7 issues Plan of Action amid global market crash

    Oct 10, 2008Labels: G7, Finance Ministers

    • G7 Document
    • Oct 2008 Crisis

12. SEC ends extended short-selling ban after TARP law

    Oct 17, 2008Labels: SEC

    • SEC Statement
    • SEC Order