Bank bailouts are not the "one-shot" events commonly described in the literature. These bailouts are instead dynamic processes in which regulators "catch" financially distressed banks; "restrict" their activities over time; and "release" the banks from restrictions at sufficiently healthy capital...

Bank bailouts are not ''one-shot'' events as commonly portrayed, but dynamic processes in which series of steps occur over time lasting for months or years. Regulators first ''catch'' financially-distressed banks and provide financial assistance. At this time, regulators also ''restrict'' banks'...