When government creates a bad bank

Courtesy Marketplace  Tue, 01/13/2009 - 11:40

To further strengthen the financial system, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke proposed a plan to create "bad banks" to buy up bad assets in exchange for cash or equity.

But what does it mean when a "bad bank" is created? Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.


 

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