| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| Cast of Characters | p. xi |
| Angelo Speaks, the Worldwide Contagion Begins | p. 1 |
| The Repo Man Meets the Bald Granny: A Short History of Subprime | p. 23 |
| The Death of the Bailey Building and Loan, the Rise of Millionaire Loan Brokers and Countrywide | p. 47 |
| The Beach Boys of B&C: How Roland Arnall Became the Johnny Appleseed of Subprime | p. 73 |
| Angelo Rising: The Son of a Bronx Butcher Makes Good | p. 103 |
| The Holy Roller of REITs | p. 127 |
| The End of the (New) Century | p. 149 |
| A Conspiracy by Merrill? | p. 179 |
| A Warning from Lewie: CDOs, SIVs, and Other Things No One Understands | p. 205 |
| Deep in the Belly of the Bear | p. 227 |
| Armageddon Times: The Tan Man Departs, Bye-Bye Bear | p. 249 |
| What the Hell Happened? Ten Bad Years for Housing in America | p. 277 |
| Afterword: We Buried (Some of) Our Garbage Overseas | p. 305 |
| Source and Interview Notes | p. 309 |
| Glossary | p. 319 |
| About the Authors | p. 327 |
| Index | p. 329 |