Breaking the Bank
- Episode aired May 28, 1985
- TV-MA
The year 1984 had more bank failures in the US than any other time since the Great Depression. Judy Woodruff investigates one of the largest bank failures (Penn Square in Oklahoma City) and ... Read allThe year 1984 had more bank failures in the US than any other time since the Great Depression. Judy Woodruff investigates one of the largest bank failures (Penn Square in Oklahoma City) and a near bank failure (Continental Illinois in Chicago) in an effort to shed some light on t... Read allThe year 1984 had more bank failures in the US than any other time since the Great Depression. Judy Woodruff investigates one of the largest bank failures (Penn Square in Oklahoma City) and a near bank failure (Continental Illinois in Chicago) in an effort to shed some light on the nation's banking system.