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February 18, 2009

Treasury: Banks Reduced Lending After Bailout
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New figures show the taxpayer-funded bailout of Wall Street did not lead
to the promised boost in bank lending. The Treasury Department says the
twenty largest banks receiving taxpayer bailout money actually reduced
giving out loans in the last three months of 2008. The Treasury says the
drop in lending would have been greater without the taxpayer money.



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