Government Program Lends a Hand to Banks, Quietly

Courtesy NYT > Business  Tue, 04/14/2009 - 20:14

Some banks, including Goldman Sachs, are quietly holding on to a government subsidy that allows them to issue debt cheaply with the backing of the F.D.I.C.


 

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