Americans for Financial Reform
December 10, 2025

AFREF Speaker Series: Are We on the Brink of a 2008-Style Financial Crisis?


We appear to be in the midst of a speculative stock market bubble centered on AI. Does that mean we are about to have a 2008-style financial crisis? AFREF’s third installment of our speakers series features a conversation with Damon Silvers about the moment we are in and the steps that regulators should take to guard against the risk of a catastrophic financial crisis. Mr. Silvers was the Deputy Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the 2008 bank bailout and for many years directed financial markets policy at the AFL-CIO. He brings to bear his experiences with the 2008 crisis as well as the dotcom bubble and bust in the early 2000s.

Featuring:

  • Damon Silvers