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2. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Wikipedia

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   The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, also known as the "bank bailout of 2008" or the "Wall Street bailout", was a United States federal law enacted during the Great Recession, which created federal programs to "bail out" failing financial institutions and banks.

3. Government intervention during the subprime mortgage crisis

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   The government assumed control of the bank's £50 billion mortgage and loan portfolio, while its deposit and branch network were sold to Spain's Banco Santander. [17] In October 2008, the Australian government made A$4 billion available to nonbank lenders unable to issue new loans.

4. What is a bank bailout? - AOL

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   Hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars were used to bail out banks and other corporations during the 2007-2008 financial crisis and the savings and loan crisis in the 1980s and 1990s. Bank ...

5. Federal Reserve responses to the subprime crisis - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. central banking system, the Federal Reserve, in partnership with central banks around the world, took several steps to address the subprime mortgage crisis.. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stated in early 2008: "Broadly, the Federal Reserve’s response has followed two tracks: efforts to support market liquidity and functioning and the pursuit of our macroeconomic objectives ...

6. Banks are bailing on small mortgages, driving buyers to risky ...

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   American banks are losing interest, consumer advocates say, in writing mortgages for inexpensive homes. Their exodus from the small-mortgage market leaves a patchwork of risky, poorly regulated ...

7. Too big to fail - Wikipedia

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   Headquarters of AIG, an insurance company rescued by the United States government during the subprime mortgage crisis "Too big to fail" (TBTF) is a theory in banking and finance that asserts that certain corporations, particularly financial institutions, are so large and so interconnected that their failure would be disastrous to the greater economic system, and therefore should be supported ...