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How the Bailout Fails Community Banks

The government has not taken fleeing depositors into account and, as a result, small banks and their surrounding communities will suffer.

American News Project

January 20, 2009

The government bailout money issued to banks under TARP was supposed to help keep money circulating in the economy through loans. In this video from the American News Project, Danielle Ivory reveals that, even with bailout money, small banks continue to struggle as depositors take out their savings.

Gabriela Resto-Montero

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