at the expense of taxpayers: the merger-bailout has increased Switzerland’s sovereign credit risk, resulting in an …

This paper examines the negative externalities that may occur when a large bank fails, describes the nature of those … directed first at closing institutions promptly, reforming bankruptcy statutes to admit special procedures for handling bank …

This paper tests whether poorly capitalized banks with troubled loan books are more likely to miss their bailout … non-cumulative preferred stock are also more likely to be TARP deadbeats. In addition, banks that missed a bailout … dividend in the prior quarter are significantly more likely to miss the next bailout dividend …