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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Paul Solman Explains Good Banks vs. Bad Banks

Updated: February 6 2009,
Author: barrel fan
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Credit, Economic Institutions, Financial Investments, Risk and Return, Roles of Government
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Business correspondent Paul Solman explores the problem of banks holding toxic assets and explains splitting banks into “good” and “bad” categories.

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