An article in a Federal Reserve publication notes that during the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve lent
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An article in a Federal Reserve publication notes that during the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve lent $29 billion to help in JPMorgan Chase’s purchase of Bear Stearns. The article asks: “by what legal authority did the Federal Reserve intervene in the business of a non-bank (in this case an investment firm)”?
a. Answer the article’s question.
b. Would the Federal Reserve be legally able to take a similar action in a financial crisis today? Briefly explain.
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Money, Banking, and the Financial System
ISBN: 978-0134524061
3rd edition
Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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