Former chairman James Cayne will testify on the Hill publicly for the first time.

FORBES: Next Up In Washington: Bear Stearns

Bear Stearns made it official Tuesday evening: James Cayne is resigning as chief executive following months of pressure to take responsibility for his role in steep mortgage-related losses.

FORBES: Magazine Article

But other embattled chief executives, including James Cayne of Bear Stearns and Charles Prince of Citigroup, have survived, for now, despite big shake-ups in their firms' bond trading divisions.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Lewis and Bear Stearns Chairman James Cayne James Cayne , who together own almost 15% of the brokerage, have reportedly been looking for another bidder to buy Bear Stearns for a higher price.

FORBES: JP Morgan Sweetens Deal That Is Still Sour For Bear Investors

But other embattled chief executives, including James Cayne of Bear Stearns (nyse: BSC - news - people ) and Charles Prince of Citigroup (nyse: C - news - people ), have survived, for now, despite big shake-ups in their firms' bond trading divisions.

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Former Bear chief executives James Cayne and Alan Schwartz testified that they could not have foreseen the severe disruptions in the credit markets that ultimately led to a run on Bear Stearns in March 2008 and that they were as shocked as anyone when Bear had to be rescued by JPMorgan Chase with government help.

FORBES: Bear Should Have Been Able To Handle It