Finish one part of a group project for a ECON class

Write a half page paper by answering the question, 2 pages paper aroud the topic for presentation and also 2 slides powerpoint for the topic. It is a group project.You will only need to make all your papers and ppt around question 8.All the information has to be related to this company named Merrill Lynch. Thank you
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ECON 350-01
Spring 2018
Kenny Christianson
due: February 23
FIRST GROUP REPORT ASSIGNMENT
Financial Crisis
The first group projects will focus on those financial institutions most affected by
the recent financial crisis. Group presentations will be given in class on February 19 and
21, and the group papers will be due in my office (LT 1013) on Friday, February 23 by
5:00 p.m. Each group will be required to present a fifteen-minute summary of its
research in class, and to submit a 4-6 page paper of original work which addresses the
questions assigned to the group. The paper should be typed and double-spaced, with
appropriate references and citations. Do not cut and paste! You may use whatever
research sources are necessary to adequately answer your questions. Each group will be
randomly assigned a particular corporation to study, but trading of topics is allowed, and
such trading may be facilitated through the use of ClassCash. You can organize tasks
within your group in any way that seems suitable to all of you.
For one of the companies listed below, answer the following questions:
1. Briefly describe the history of the company. Did it begin as a commercial
bank, investment bank, savings and loan, finance company, or insurance company? What
mergers were important to the company? What role does the company play in the
financial industry?
2. How, if at all, was the institution affected by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of
1999?
3. What were the events that led to the downfall of this institution? Was it
involved in subprime or predatory lending directly? Indirectly?
4. Discuss how securitization and falling home prices contributed to the demise
of this company.
5. Who were the major players involved? Were there any criminal activities,
unethical activities, or just plain bad luck involved in the scandal?
6. What is the probable future of the institution? Is (or was) government
intervention necessary to save this institution?
7. What were the costs and benefits of a government bailout for this institution?
What are the tradeoffs between moral hazard and systemic risk?
8. What could federal regulators have done to avoid these problems in the first
place? What should be done now to avoid future problems?
Institutions:
New Century Mortgage
Indy Mac
Bear Stearns
Lehman Brothers
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Countrywide Mortgage
Merrill Lynch
Washington Mutual
Wachovia
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