Plot: In 1984, there were more bank failures in the US than at any time since the Great Depression. Correspondent Judy Woodruff investigates one of the largest banks that failed, Penn Square in Oklahoma City, and another which nearly failed, Continental Illinois in Chicago, to examine the implications on the nation's banking system

Frontline - Season 3 - Breaking the Bank (Episode 21)
Episode Aired On:
Tuesday, May 28 1985
39 years ago
Tuesday, May 28 1985
39 years ago
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Episode 20