Don’t Call It a Bailout: Washington Is Haunted by the 2008 Financial Crisis

Don’t Call It a Bailout: Washington Is Haunted by the 2008 Financial Crisis

The colossal bailouts after the 2008 collapse arguably saved the global economy, but they also provoked a ferocious popular backlash.
Was This a Bailout? Skeptics Descend on Silicon Valley Bank Response.

Was This a Bailout? Skeptics Descend on Silicon Valley Bank Response.

The government took drastic action to shore up the banking system and make depositors of two failed banks whole. It quickly drew blowback.