$700B rescue plan may not save some troubled banks (The Post-Standard)
Story date: 2008-09-20 04:58:55
Added on: 2008-09-20 17:00:12
NEW YORK (AP) — A sweeping government plan to buy up to $700 billion in bad mortgages may not be enough to save some banks, which experts say may be forced to absorb big losses if they sell their troubled assets.
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