Reforming the Nation's Financial System
Booms, busts, handwringing -- it's all been done. A look back.
Financial reform and crises over the years
Depositors gather outside the closed doors of the American Union Bank in New York, Aug. 5, 1931. Bank runs were common during the depression as large numbers of customers sought to withdraw their deposits believing the bank was, or would become insolvent. (FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
