Breaking the Bank

In 1984, there were more bank failures in the US than at any time since the Great Depression. Correspondent Judy Woodruff investigates one of the largest banks that failed, Penn Square in Oklahoma City, and another which nearly failed, Continental Illinois in Chicago, to examine the implications on the nation's banking system.

Writing:
  • Ric Esther Bienstock
  • Neil Docherty
  • David Fanning

Stars:
Release Date: 1983-01-17
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
TMDb: 7.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 55

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