Such is the extent to which the bottomless savings and loan disaster has diminished the reputations of many of our leading professions.

Dr. Ramage's suit most likely will end up as a footnote in the history of the savings and loan disaster.

Many experts believe that lapses in professional responsibility by these people were a principal cause of the savings and loan disaster.

Contrary to his critics, junk bonds did not contribute substantially to the savings and loan disaster.

But in the aftermath of the savings and loan disaster, the money comes a bit tainted.

Some officials, including President-elect Bill Clinton, have compared the potential problem to the savings and loan disaster.

In the wake of the savings and loan disaster, Mr. Foley said, the industry has become more heavily controlled.

The savings and loan disaster happened while the economy was growing steadily; a recession would harm many other sectors.

In short, Democrats had the makings of a sound bite, a simple cartooned picture of what the incomprehensible savings and loan disaster was all about.

Accurate assessment of financial risk: The sub-prime loan disaster of 2007 is a reminder of the complex networks that link banks.