COURSEWORK TOPIC 
Students are required to examine the financial turmoil (savings & loans association crisis) that took place in the US during 1979-1982. Furthermore, a discussion related to the aftermath of the financial turmoil and the lessons learned is vital. Students are encouraged to use both vocational as well as academic resources for their research.

< Examine the financial turmoil (S&L association crisis) during 1979-1982 >
totally 2000 words.
Main topics of the case study of S&L crisis.

Introduction (10% of the total marks). – A brief preview : What is A&L management? What was S&L association? Why A&L management is important to Financial institutions?
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Topic 1. Examine S&L association crisis during 1979-1982, respect to Financial risks (40% of the total marks)
-Identify and Discuss which financial risk were the main causes of the crisis. at least one. at most three. (ex, Credit Risk, Market Risk, Trading Risk, FOREX Risk, Liquidity Risk, Sovereign Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Off-balance sheet Risk, Technology/operation Risk etc.).
-Identify the association’s assets and liabilities before the crisis.
-Discuss any mismatches of maturities between its assets and liabilities during the crisis.
-Discuss how these mismatches had affected the association’s refinancing risk.
-Discuss the condition of real estate market during the crisis.
-Identify the cause of deterioration of the market condition (real estate market) during the crisis.
-Discuss how the decline of real estate market had affected the association’s assets and ROA(return on asset) during the crisis. 
-Discuss how was Asset-Liability management & regulations on the financial institution such as S&L before the crisis.
-Discuss any other major causes that might had caused the crisis, if there is. (ex, Deregulation, End of inflation, Forbearance, Imprudent real estate lending, Brokered deposits) 

Topic 2. Discussion related to the aftermath of the financial turmoil. (30% of the total marks)
-Discuss any aftermaths in various sectors (ex, the government, customers, Local society, other financial institutions etc) - *important*
-Discuss how the US government had solved the financial crisis. (ex, New regulations, Bailout, Inquests etc)