Explain why finance crime is separated from corporate crime and occupational crime as a form of white collar crime. Describe some specific activities carried out by or through banks that are either illegal or unethical, or both. Comment on the forces or developments in the larger society that contributed to the development of bank or thrifts crime. Also, discuss which elements of insider trading have persisted over time and which are more recent. Explain the reason for the controversy over insider trading and corporate takeovers. Give the factors that limited response as well as the factors that led to an increase in prosecutions of insider trading in recent decades. Identify types of unethical and illegal activities, other than insider trading, that occur within the financial markets (securities and bonds) or financial services (e.g., the insurance business). Give the reason finance crime represents an especially potent threat to society.