| | 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 |