Lack Of Guarantee Led To Lehman Failure

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Lack Of Guarantee Led To Lehman Failure

The federal government’s inability to find a bank to provide trading guarantees for Lehman Brothers Holdings similar to ones provided to Bear Stearns led to Lehman’s bankruptcy filing, according to Thomas Baxter, general counsel of the New York Federal Reserve.

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