What Are Banks’ Incentives to Lend?
Now that the TARP/Paulson/Bailout Rescue Plan has officially been put into motion, several companies have announced their application or intentions for part of the $250 billion allocation. It’s implied that the funds will allow the borrowers to shore up their capital ratios & balance sheets, then rightly get back to the business of lending money.
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