The Capital Purchase Program carried out under TARP represented an attempt by the federal government to increase

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The Capital Purchase Program carried out under TARP represented an attempt by the federal government to increase the capital of banks. Why would the federal government consider it important to increase bank capital? What might be some of the consequences of banks having insufficient capital?

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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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