Sentences with phrase «biggest financial bailout»

Its creation marked the beginning of the biggest financial bailout in U.S. history.

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It was intertwined with the financial system through its sale of mortgage - related investments to big Wall Street banks, which themselves eventually received bailouts.

Living wills aim to end bailouts of too - big - to - fail banks by showing how they would liquidate themselves without imperiling the financial system.

Big financial firms started curtailing year - end bashes in 2008 as taxpayer bailouts, populist outrage and weak profits created an environment where lavish celebrations were frowned upon.

Big insurance and banks triggered the current financial crisis requiring bailouts.

The big guys might have held back in order not to offend the populace, but the numbers do not lie: Financial - services workers collected more than $ 20 billion in bonuses in 2009, the Year of the Bailout, which is 17 percent more than last year.

February 28, 2012 • European Union leaders gather at the end of the week, but have delayed a decision on whether to build a bigger financial firewall after giving Greece another bailout.

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But the bailout of the big banks and easing of the financial crisis allayed investor fears and junk spreads narrowed.

That city may be undergoing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, but unlike when the big banks and giant financial outfits teetered at the edge of collapse, President Obama has made it clear that this time there will be no billion - dollar federal bailout.

The bailout package is aimed at staving off a complete collapse of Greece's economy — an event that could bring financial ruin to some of Europe's biggest banks.

During his time at the bank, Byrne has been involved in some of Europe's biggest country bailouts in the wake of the financial crisis, including Italy, Iceland, Portugal, Malta and Greece.

Unless you were living under a rock (or working extra hours to pay your outlandish rock rent), you probably heard about the massive bailouts that the federal government rolled out over the past few years to help keep a few of the «too big to fail» investment companies and financial institutions afloat.

We need a rock - solid foundation for financing homeownership with a bigger role for the private sector, where taxpayers aren't on the hook for the irresponsible behavior or bad decisions of financial institutions and we finally put an end to an era where Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could expect a bailout for risky behavior in pursuit of profits.