... stresses that threaten the entire financial system. Think of the mortgage-backed securities that are still weighing down bank balance sheets. The inability to step in and unwind large and complex institutions before they fail and become the thread that ...

... illiquid assets. Other initiatives arrived weekly, including efforts to slow the pace of foreclosures, strengthen banks' balance sheets and, most recently, provide a new regulatory structure for the financial industry. All the while, reports ...

... which the market has collapsed. Goldman Sachs says that about $1 trillion in illiquid securities still haunts the banks' balance sheets. The resulting paper losses are eating away at the banks' capital, and without a stable capital cushion ...

... worrying about her rollover cell phone minutes. I'm not asking anyone to feel bad for those with Kevlar-plated bank balances. But if they stop spending money out of good manners, then we're all in even bigger trouble than we thought. This ...

... December 1982. Those expectations could be optimistic: The government's "stress tests" to check the strength of banks' balance sheets assume a 10.3 percent rate. The job market will probably be weak for years, even if the economy starts ...

... quickly," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com. "The sooner they get these assets off banks' balance sheets, the quicker the system will find its footing and get the economy moving again." Geithner's announcement ...

... without risk. Other options, such as having the government purchase the securities outright or letting them languish on bank balance sheets, would pose even greater vulnerabilities, he said, and it was important to find the right blend of risk versus ...

... simple commitments to reform. The summit is also expected to consider lightly regulated hedge funds and how to clear bank balance sheets of shaky securities. Sarkozy said that "without new regulation there will be no confidence. it's a major ...

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... federal officials are crafting an entity akin to the Resolution Trust Corporation to buy up bad debts and get them off bank balance sheets. That's how the RTC cleaned up the savings and loan mess in the early 1990s to the tune of about $125 billion ...