Banks only slapping Band-Aid on credit crisis (MSNBC)

Story date: 2007-10-17 05:37:01
Added on: 2007-10-17 18:07:46

A lifeline banks are extending to owners of mortgage-backed securities that have plunged in value will avert a near-term crisis but not necessarily a painful reckoning long term.


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