Silverado Savings and Loan collapse
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The Silverado Savings and Loan collapse was a major U.S. financial scandal of the late 1980s involving risky real-estate lending, political connections, and significant losses during the savings and loan crisis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silverado Savings and Loan collapse canonical | 1 |
| savings and loan crisis | 1 |
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Target entity: Silverado Savings and Loan collapse Context triple: [Neil Bush, notableEvent, Silverado Savings and Loan collapse]
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Enron
Enron was a major American energy company that became infamous for one of the largest corporate frauds and bankruptcies in history, leading to sweeping reforms in financial regulation and corporate governance.
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Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
The Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation was a former U.S. government agency that insured deposits in savings and loan institutions until its dissolution following the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.
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Enron accounting scandal
The Enron accounting scandal was a major corporate fraud case in the early 2000s involving widespread financial misrepresentation at energy company Enron, which led to its bankruptcy and spurred sweeping reforms in U.S. corporate governance and financial regulation.
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D.
Black Friday gold panic of 1869
The Black Friday gold panic of 1869 was a financial crisis in the United States triggered by a failed attempt by speculators to corner the gold market, causing a market crash and widespread economic turmoil.
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E.
New York City fiscal crisis
The New York City fiscal crisis was a mid-1970s financial emergency in which the city nearly went bankrupt, prompting drastic budget cuts, federal intervention, and long-lasting changes to urban governance and public services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Silverado Savings and Loan collapse Target entity description: The Silverado Savings and Loan collapse was a major U.S. financial scandal of the late 1980s involving risky real-estate lending, political connections, and significant losses during the savings and loan crisis.
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A.
Enron
Enron was a major American energy company that became infamous for one of the largest corporate frauds and bankruptcies in history, leading to sweeping reforms in financial regulation and corporate governance.
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B.
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
The Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation was a former U.S. government agency that insured deposits in savings and loan institutions until its dissolution following the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.
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C.
Enron accounting scandal
The Enron accounting scandal was a major corporate fraud case in the early 2000s involving widespread financial misrepresentation at energy company Enron, which led to its bankruptcy and spurred sweeping reforms in U.S. corporate governance and financial regulation.
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D.
Black Friday gold panic of 1869
The Black Friday gold panic of 1869 was a financial crisis in the United States triggered by a failed attempt by speculators to corner the gold market, causing a market crash and widespread economic turmoil.
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E.
New York City fiscal crisis
The New York City fiscal crisis was a mid-1970s financial emergency in which the city nearly went bankrupt, prompting drastic budget cuts, federal intervention, and long-lasting changes to urban governance and public services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bank failure
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financial scandal ⓘ savings and loan crisis event ⓘ |
| boardMemberInvolved | Neil Bush ⓘ |
| collapseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| consequence |
congressional investigations into savings and loan failures
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increased scrutiny of political influence in banking regulation ⓘ |
| context | Reagan-era financial deregulation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| financialSector | thrift institutions ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalConnection |
George H. W. Bush family
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Neil Bush ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
illustrative example of savings and loan crisis dynamics
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notable case in U.S. banking regulation history ⓘ |
| industry | savings and loan ⓘ |
| insuredBy | Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization |
Silverado Savings and Loan
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surface form:
Silverado Savings and Loan Association
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| legalOutcome | civil actions by regulators against directors ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Denver, Colorado ⓘ |
| mainCause |
insider transactions
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poor risk management ⓘ risky real-estate lending ⓘ speculative commercial real-estate investments ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national media attention in the United States ⓘ |
| natureOfLosses | large loan losses on commercial real-estate projects ⓘ |
| partOf | savings and loan crisis ⓘ |
| publicPerception |
example of cronyism in the savings and loan crisis
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symbol of deregulation failures in 1980s finance ⓘ |
| regulator |
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
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Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Keating Five scandal
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Lincoln Savings and Loan collapse ⓘ |
| result |
federal bailout costs
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insolvency of Silverado Savings and Loan Association ⓘ losses to U.S. taxpayers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
decline in real-estate values
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loan defaults ⓘ |
| typeOfMisconduct |
conflict of interest
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self-dealing ⓘ unsafe and unsound lending practices ⓘ |
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Subject: Silverado Savings and Loan collapse Description of subject: The Silverado Savings and Loan collapse was a major U.S. financial scandal of the late 1980s involving risky real-estate lending, political connections, and significant losses during the savings and loan crisis.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.