Analysis of the importance of public perceptions of the causes of the crisis - and how they will affect chances of financial regulatory reform.

Interactive graphic describing and totaling the cost of all federal assistance to the housing market, financial firms, money markets, automakers, and AIG.

Graphic representations and discussion of: cumulative estimated losses to the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) and the quarterly assets of the DIF; FDIC bank seizures per week in 2009; and bank failures per year. Page also hosts a sortable list of all failed banks.

Sonia Garrison, Senior Researcher at the Center for Responsible Lending, discusses the slow pace of loan modifications in comparison to the growing number of foreclosures.

Analysis of challenges facing the administration's mortgage modification proram and recomendations for improving the performance of the program from ACORN.

This paper looks at the trends in activity at the Federal Reserve’s newly-created special lending facilities, hoping to provide a better understanding of their operation and significance within financial markets. These facilities were created in response to the financial crisis and have expanded the Fed's balance sheet by over $1 trillion in terms of total assets.

Report by the IBM Center uses case studies to analyze the operational challenges the federal government faces in implementing a series of financial relief programs