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UpInArms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 09:27 PM
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About 10 US stress test banks need capital-source
Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have deemed that about 10 of the 19 U.S. banks being stress tested will need to raise more capital, according to a source familiar with official talks.

The largest U.S. banks have been negotiating with regulators about how much of an additional capital buffer the banks will need to sustain losses that might occur if economic conditions deteriorate further. Officials are scheduled to release the official results on Thursday.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0441537520090505
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saigon68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 09:41 PM
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1. Belly Up to the Bar Boys
Welfare for the Rich
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rpannier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 10:33 PM
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2. billions for the banks
nothing for the ordinary guy
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 01:46 AM
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3. IOW, they failed the test.
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Alcibiades Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 06:40 AM
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4. nationalize the failing banks
get them healthy again, and return the money to the public fisc.
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 09:27 AM
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5. more fiat money for the fiat banks.
when we truly fall it will be epic on a grand scale. I'm thinking like beginning of the universe scale. LOL
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 09:28 AM
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6. #@*&^%$
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