Final Thoughts on Shortfall: What We Forgot About American Banking
So that’s Shortfall. A book about a family scandal that turned into something much bigger.
Let me give you my honest take.
Financial history
Shortfall by Alice Echols: A Hidden History of American Banking
You know George Bailey, right? Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life. The small-town banker who gives away his honeymoon money to save his neighbors from financial ruin. The guy who runs a building and loan association and is basically the most decent person alive.