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The Guardian - UK
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The financial crisis, five years on: 25 people at the heart of the meltdown

Gallery Twenty-five people: Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan, chairman of US Federal Reserve 1987- 2006 Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Gallery Twenty-five people: Mervyn King
Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Gallery Twenty-five people: Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton, former US president Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP
Gallery Twenty-five people: Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown, prime minister Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian
Gallery Twenty-five people: George W Bush
George W Bush, former US president Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery Twenty-five people: Phil Gramm
Phil Gramm: former US senator from Texas and free market advocate Photograph: Jim Bourg/Reuters
Gallery Twenty-five people: Abi Cohen
Abby Cohen, Goldman Sachs chief US strategist Photograph: Martin Godwin
Gallery Twenty-five people: Kathleen Corbet
Kathleen Corbet, former CEO, Standard & Poor's Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP
Gallery Twenty-five people: Maurice (Hank) Greenberg
"Hank" Greenberg, AIG insurance group Photograph: Chip East/Reuters
Gallery Twenty-five people: Andy Hornby
Andy Hornby, HBOS
Total remuneration: £7.6m (since 1999 or during length of service)
Bank market capitalisation (August 2007): £66.4bn
Bank market capitalisation (now): £10.7bn
Credit crunch hits (since August 2007): £21.1bn
Photograph: Sarah Lee
Gallery Twenty-five people: Fred Goodwin
Sir Fred Goodwin, former RBS boss Photograph: Murdo Macleod
Gallery Twenty-five people: Steven Crawshaw
Steve Crawshaw, former B&B boss Photograph: Reuters
Gallery Twenty-five people: Adam Applegarth
Adam Applegarth, former Northern Rock boss Photograph: Rex Features
Gallery Twenty-five people: Ralph Cioffi
Ralph Cioffi - Bear Stearns banker indicted for fraud Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Gallery Twenty-five people: Matthew Tannin
Matthew Tannin - former Bear Stearns banker indicted for fraud Photograph: Louis Lanzano/AP
Gallery Twenty-five people: Lewis Ranieri
Lewis Ranieri, the 'godfather' of mortgage finance Photograph: Chris Vultaggio/AP
Gallery Twenty-five people: Joseph Cassano
Joseph Cassano, AIG Financial Products Photograph: Public Domain
Gallery Twenty-five people: Chuck Prince
Chuck Prince, former Citi boss Photograph: Diane Bondareff/AP
Gallery Twenty-five people: Angelo Mozilo
Angelo Mozilo, Countrywide Financial Photograph: Ric Francis/AP
Gallery Twenty-five people: Stan O'Neal
Stan O'Neal, former boss of Merrill Lynch Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Gallery Twenty-five people: Jimmy Cayne
Jimmy Cayne, former Bear Stearns boss Photograph: AP
Gallery Twenty-five people: Christopher Dodd
Christopher Dodd, chairman, Senate banking committee Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP
Gallery Twenty-five people: Geir Haarde
Geir Haarde, Icelandic prime minister Photograph: Arni Torfason/AP
Gallery Twenty-five people: John Tiner
John Tiner, FSA chief executive, 2003-07 Photograph: Gary Roberts/Rex Features
Gallery Twenty-five people: Richard Fuld
Dick Fuld, Lehman Brothers chief executive Photograph: Kevin Wolf/AP
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