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Why 3 US banks collapsed in 1 week: Economist Michael Hudson explains

Geopolitical Economy Report

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What Is the Biggest Bank to Fail in US History?

Hudson: The biggest bank to ever fail in US history was Washington Mutual and that was in 2008 during the financial crash. But Citibank was looked over by Obama's Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, who worked with Bob Rubin,. Hudson says. And when I say that the problem is just beginning, is just beginning because the problem that the financial sector and the banking sector has today is endemic to finance capitalism.

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