Don’t Call It a Bailout: Washington Is Haunted by the 2008 Financial Crisis
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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.
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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.
Is My Money Safe After the SVB Collapse? How Banks Protect Your Money.
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Is My Money Safe After the SVB Collapse? How Banks Protect Your Money.

The F.D.I.C. and other entities will protect most people’s bank and brokerage balances. But it’s as good a time as any for consumers to create other backstops.