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- Bear Stearns was a global investment bank located in New York City that collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis. The bank was heavily exposed to mortgage-backed securities that turned into toxic assets when the underlying loans began to default. Bear Stearns was ultimately sold to JPMorgan Chase at a fraction of its pre-crisis value.
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Sep 22, 2024 · Key Takeaways. Bear Stearns was a New York City-based global investment bank and financial company that was founded in 1923. It collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis. Prior to the...
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. was an American investment bank, securities trading, and brokerage firm that failed in 2008 during the 2007–2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession. After its closure it was subsequently sold to JPMorgan Chase.
Sep 30, 2018 · Bear Stearns was the first domino to fall in the 2008 financial crisis. Chairman Jimmy Cayne is blamed for missing bad bets. Risky mortgages, too much debt and poor oversight led to Bear’s...
Jan 19, 2018 · On March 16, 2008, Bear Stearns, the 85-year-old investment bank, narrowly avoids bankruptcy by its sale to J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. at the shockingly low price of $2 per share.
- Missy Sullivan
Oct 30, 2021 · Bear Stearns lost $859 million for the fourth quarter and announced a $2 billion write-down of its subprime mortgage holdings. Moody's downgraded its debt from A1 to A2. In January 2008, Moody's downgraded Bear's mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to B or below, which is junk bond status.
- Kimberly Amadeo
Mar 16, 2018 · On March 16, 2008, it agreed to a government-backed fire sale, and it was acquired by JPMorgan Chase for the unthinkable price of $2 a share. For Bear, it was the end of an 85-year run as an...
Mar 28, 2008 · A reconstruction of the week before Bear Stearns agreed to be funded, and then acquired, by J.P. Morgan Chase, reveals the speed at which Bear's longtime customers and counterparties lost their...
