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Government Actions. Table of Contents Expand. The Great Depression. Government-Backed Programs. The Savings and Loan Bailout of Bank Rescue of , or the Great Recession. The Bottom Line. Key Takeaways The Panic of was the first time the federal government intervened to prop up the markets. During that crisis, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton authorized purchases to prevent the collapse of the securities market.
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Houses on the market may be there for a while. Credit markets will hopefully be improving within the next few weeks as banks become more comfortable in lending again.
If you have good credit you will probably still be able to get money, but those with less than great credit will have a difficult time for the foreseeable future. The U. This fear caused Libor rates to be much higher than the fed funds rate and sent stock prices plummeting. Financial firms were unable to sell their debt, and without the ability to raise capital, these firms were in danger of going bankrupt, which is what happened to Lehman Brothers.
Congress debated the pros and cons of such a massive intervention. Political leaders wanted to protect the taxpayer, but they also didn't want to let businesses off the hook for making bad decisions. However, most in Congress recognized the need to act swiftly to avoid a further financial meltdown. With banks afraid to disclose their bad debt, it became a case of fear feeding on fear—which would have led to a downgrade in their debt rating, a decline in their stock price, and an inability to raise capital.
The rumors and resulting panic locked up the credit markets. When the bill was introduced, many legislators were against it and proposed other ideas. Here are some and their probable impacts:. It could have even helped stop falling housing prices by reducing foreclosures, but it didn't address the credit crisis, which was caused by banks being afraid to lend to each other and their consequent hoarding of cash.
The Republican Study Committee RSC proposed suspending the capital gains tax for two years, allowing banks to sell assets without being taxed. Unfortunately, it was losses on assets that were the issue, not gains. The RSC proposed transitioning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private companies and stabilizing the dollar, but neither of those addressed the credit crisis.
On the other hand, the RSC's proposal to suspend mark-to-market accounting would have alleviated bank write-down of assets sooner. Financial Accounting Standards Board eased the rule in Some suggested just letting the markets run their course. In that scenario, many businesses around the world would have likely shut down due to a lack of credit—creating a global depression. The large-scale unemployment could have led to riots or another Great Depression. House of Representatives.
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