Bailout Is a Windfall to Banks, if Not to Borrowers »
Posted By engineer 11 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & FinanceCongress approved the $700 billion rescue plan with the idea that banks would help struggling borrowers and increase lending to stimulate the economy, and many lawmakers want to know how the first half of that money has been spent before approving the second half. But many banks that have received bailout money so far are reluctant to lend, worrying that if new loans go bad, they will be in worse shape if the economy deteriorates.
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