Valuing bad bank assets risky business

Courtesy Marketplace  Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:15

The government's plan to buy up troubled assets from banks could be costly. Those assets must be valued, but no one's really sure how much they're worth.

As Jeremy Hobson reports, whatever value the assets are given, the taxpayer might be left to foot the bill.


 

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