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Members of the commission looking into the causes of the financial crisis thoroughly grilled former Bear Stearns executives.

The commission was looking into how banks fudge their quality reports. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports that banks are still doing it.

Who really killed Bear Stearns? Did Wall Street create 2008's spike in gas prices? Does Goldman Sachs secretly run everything? Read on and find out.

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers go to court Tuesday in the first, and so far only, prominent criminal trial stemming from the mortgage meltdown.

The Federal Reserve has bailed out Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers . . . And there's more to come.

The total is estimated at $1.4 trillion. Wondering where that money comes from? Rico Gagliano finds out.

The Federal Reserve has bailed out Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers. And there's more to come.

The total is estimated at $1.4 trillion. Wondering where that money comes from? Rico Gagliano finds out.

Investment banks like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers have been major casualties of the financial crisis. With investors skeptical about risk, is the investment banking model dead?

London Bureau Chief Stephen Beard reports.

Investment banks like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers have been major casualties of the financial crisis. With investors skeptical about risk, is the investment banking model dead?

London Bureau Chief Stephen Beard finds out.

The government's been throwing cash around willy-nilly to bail out Bear Stearns, AIG and Fannie and Freddie.

Where's all that money coming from? And how often can Bernanke and Paulson keep going back to that well? John Dimsdale reports.

One thing the past few months have taught us is this: No company is bulletproof. Reversals of fortune for companies such as Bear Stearns offer a cautionary lesson for employees who are allowed to invest in their company's stock through their 401(k) plan.

Two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers have been charged with fraud for allegedly lying to investors about problems within the bank prior to its billion-dollar collapse.

What effect will their arrests have on Wall Street's credibility? Jill Barshay reports.