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Opinion: Making Banks Too Small to Succeed?

Jan 22nd 2010 – 12:00PM

(Jan. 22) – On Thursday, the Obama administration introduced its proposal for dealing with the "too big to fail" problem for banks. "Too big to fail" refers to the idea that big banks are such an important part of a complex interconnected economy that the government doesn't dare let them fail. And how does President...

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  • 03/29/11 Fed To Disclose Discount Window Crisis-Lending Data... Source: Dow Jones Business News (via NASDAQ) The Federal Reserve Thursday will release data about emergency lending made to banks and other financial institutions during the financial crisis, including borrowing through its discount window, the U.S. central bank said Tuesday.
  • 11/19/10 Fed governor backs improper-foreclosure fund Source: The Denver Post - Denver CO A Federal Reserve official voiced approval Thursday for a fund that would compensate borrowers whose homes were improperly foreclosed upon.

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