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tap taxpayer money Topic in The Credit Debacle Catalog

Credit Writedowns Mon 2009-09-21 15:32 EDT

The FDIC acknowledges it is to run out of money

Sheila Bair has run out of options to seize banks because the FDIC's coffers are running dry. Now she either needs to tap taxpayer money via a loan from the Treasury or she has to raise funds through a special assessment on banks, who are already capital-constrained.

credit writedowns; FDIC acknowledges; money; running.