Bank bailouts in the aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the onset of the Great Recession brought into … governments by comparing national bank rescue schemes in the United States and Europe. Woll starts with a broad overview of bank …"Bank bailouts in the aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the onset of the Great Recession brought into …

unit, a so-called bad bank. This plan effectively addresses three key challenges. It provides for the transparent removal …

-out unit, a so-called bad bank. The key element of the plan is the valuation of troubled assets at their current market value … recapitalize the good bank by taking an equity stake in it. In extreme cases, this would mean a takeover of the bank by the …. A clear emphasis that the government stake is temporary would also be necessary. The government would cover the bad bank …