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Why Was the PPIP Extended Today?

One of the loopholes in the PPIP is the bank's buy each other's toxic assets through PPIP and the government underwrites the risk - it is like taking your toxic assets through the car wash. Just another example of a Treasury led taxpayer funded giveaway.


On Apr 06 02:51 PM Lonestar1 wrote:

> AS FASB has revised MTM accounting rule, the seller side (banks)
> has no incentive to sell those toxic assets any more. Perhaps hedge
> funds know this, and thus do not want to participate. But the funniest
> thing is that big banks are very interested in setting up PPIP funds.
> I guess the end result is these guys can swap toxic assets at much
> higher prices ?