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Old 12-04-2008, 12:01 PM  
Slappin Fish
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Originally Posted by tony404 View Post
credit is frozen that was the point of giving them all that money. they arent using it to lend they are just holding on to it.
It made sure the banks where capitalized well enough to avoid more failures and panic among creditors, like after the Lehman collapse.

Credit is starting to "unfreeze", mortgage rates are dropping :

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/bu...?ref=yourmoney
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