Greed, Lack of Transparency Caused Financial Crisis, Says Greenberger Commodities trade expert explains what caused the financial meltdown of fall 2008 Friends Read FreeSaveMichael Greenberger, professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, served as director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1997-1999. Greenberger was the guest at the Center for National Policy on Nov. 1, 2012. (Gary Feuerberg/ The Epoch Times)By Gary Feuerberg11/6/2012Updated: 10/1/2015Print