Financial Industry Bailout Crisis (45 images)

A giant American Flag is displayed on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow fell a record 770 points after Congress voted against passing the $700 billion financial market bailout bill on September 29, 2008 in New York City. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, shows the $700 billion financial bailout bill which passed the House after she signed it on Capitol Hill in Washington on October 3, 2008. The Senate passed the bill on Wednesday after the House voted it down Monday. From left are Democratic Representatives Chris Van Hollen (MD), Pelosi, and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (SC). (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

U.S. President George W. Bush (L) departs after meeting with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson outside the Treasury Department in Washington on October 3, 2008. Congress passed the $700 billion bailout of the financial industry earlier today. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)

Traders conduct business on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow fell a record 770 points after Congress voted against passing the $700 billion financial market bailout bill on September 29, 2008 in New York City. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)