Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and fallout (September–December 2008)

1. Lehman weekend rescue talks collapse

   Sep 14, 2008Labels: Lehman Brothers, U S, Financial firms

   • Britannica
   • HISTORY

2. Bank of America agrees to buy Merrill Lynch

   Sep 14, 2008Labels: Bank of, Merrill Lynch

   • CNBC
   • CNNMoney

3. Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11

   Sep 15, 2008Labels: Lehman Brothers, Chapter 11

   • Britannica
   • HISTORY

4. Barclays agrees to buy key Lehman operations

   Sep 16, 2008Labels: Barclays, Lehman North

   • SEC filing
   • HISTORY

5. Fed authorizes up to $85 billion for AIG

   Sep 16, 2008Labels: Federal Reserve, AIG

   • Fed report
   • NY Fed

6. Reserve Primary Fund “breaks the buck”

   Sep 16, 2008Labels: Reserve Primary, Money market

   • Ameriprise IR
   • Crane Data

7. Fed creates AMLF to support money funds

   Sep 19, 2008Labels: Federal Reserve, AMLF

   • Fed release
   • Fed overview

8. Treasury announces money market fund guarantee plan

   Sep 19, 2008Labels: U S, Money Market

   • Treasury PR
   • Treasury FAQ

9. SEC temporarily bans short selling in many financial stocks

   Sep 19, 2008Labels: SEC, Short selling

   • SEC

10. Washington Mutual is seized and sold to JPMorgan

    Sep 25, 2008Labels: Washington Mutual, JPMorgan Chase

    • FDIC PR
    • WaMu

11. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act creates TARP

    Oct 3, 2008Labels: Emergency Economic, TARP

    • Fed report
    • Treasury TARP

12. Fed authorizes CPFF to backstop commercial paper

    Oct 7, 2008Labels: Federal Reserve, CPFF

    • Fed MPR

13. Treasury launches Capital Purchase Program for bank capital

    Oct 14, 2008Labels: Treasury, Capital Purchase

    • GAO

14. Fed creates MMIFF to improve money market liquidity

    Oct 21, 2008Labels: Federal Reserve, MMIFF

    • Fed release

15. G20 leaders meet in Washington to coordinate reforms

    Nov 14, 2008Labels: G20, Washington summit

    • G20

16. Fed announces TALF to restart consumer credit markets

    Nov 25, 2008Labels: Federal Reserve, TALF

    • Fed release

17. Fed extends key crisis facilities into 2009

    Dec 2, 2008Labels: Federal Reserve, Emergency facilities

    • Fed release