William Black
Professor of Economics | Financial Crises & Regulatory Failures
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William Black is a Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. As a former bank regulator, he played a key role in investigating the Savings & Loan crisis of the 1980s.
Black's research has exposed how 'control fraud' - when the CEO uses the company as a weapon to defraud - contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. His incisive analysis of regulatory failures and CEO misconduct provides audiences with an insider's view of the forces that led to major economic meltdowns.
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How to rob a bank (from the inside, that is)
William Black is a former bank regulator who’s seen firsthand how banking systems can be used to commit fraud - and how “liar's loans” and other tricky tactics led to the 2008 US banking crisis that threatened the international economy. In this engaging talk, Black, now an academic, reveals the best way to rob a bank - from the inside.
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TEDxUMKC 2013 | 2013 |
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