I found this video online. It is a very easy-to-understand outline of how the credit crisis came to be – definitely worth your time to view.
Credit Crisis

Tomer Firouzman
Tomer has extensive hands-on experience in all aspects of Real Estate & Finance. Since graduating from USC Marshall School of Business in 2003, he has been involved in many facets of the industry. Including loan origination, real estate sales & leasing, in-depth analysis of income producing properties and much more. He consistently goes above and beyond for his clients on every transaction he's involved with.