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The RTC and the escalating costs of the thrift insurance mess


Abstract: An examination of the structure of the Resolution Trust Corporation and of its performance in resolving the savings and loan insurance crisis, defining the obstacles that may be impeding the RTC's effectiveness in closing insolvent thrifts and returning their assets to the private sector.

Keywords: Resolution Trust Corporation (U.S.); Savings and loan associations;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Commentary

Publication Date: 1991

Issue: May

Order Number: 2