On September 15th, Lehman Brothers, a 158 year-old investment bank, sought legal protection from its creditors.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

The simple reason is that there is this scenario prevailing now, what we witnessed in 2008 when Lehman Brothers went bust.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

At a similar gathering last year, members of the so-called G20 set of advanced economies agreed on emergency spending to stem a global crisis brought on by the collapse of U.S.investment bank Lehman Brothers in late 2008.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

Baily is an author and former adviser in the Clinton administration, says after the failure of Lehman Brothers towards the end of 2008, many of the world's largest banks feared the worst as the collapse of the housing bubble exposed investments in risky subprime loans.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20