Bailout

A bailout is when financial help is given to a corporation or country which is close to failure or bankruptcy.

Notable bailouts
 Date Entity Liquidity Provider Assets(US $ billion)14-09-07Northern RockGovernment of the United Kingdom101.00008-10-07ABN AMRORoyal Bank of Scotland1025.20023-01-08West LBBundestag Federal Parliament287.40013-02-08IKBBundestag Federal Parliament50.20001-04-08Bear StearnsJP Morgan395.30001-07-08CountrywideBank of America199.90011-07-08Indy MacUnited States Federal Government32.70014-07-08Alliance & LeicesterSantander71.10024-08-08Roskilde BankDanmarks Nationalbank168.00031-08-08Dresdner BankCommerzbank500.20006-09-08Fannie MaeUnited States Federal Government882.50006-09-08Freddie MacUnited States Federal Government794.30015-09-08Lehman BrothersBarclaysNomura691.00016-09-08AIGUnited States Federal Government1060.50016-09-08Merrill LynchBank of America1,020.00018-09-08HBOSLloyds TSB603.60026-09-08Washington MutualJP Morgan328.00028-09-08Bradford & BingleySantander51.90028-09-08FortisBNP Paribas571.10029-09-08Abbey NationalSantander271.80029-09-08GlitnirState Council of Iceland24.30030-09-08DexiaFederal Government of Belgium604.50003-10-08WachoviaWells Fargo782.80007-10-08LandsbankiState Council of Iceland85.90009-10-08KaupthingState Council of Iceland53.70013-10-08Lloyds TSBGovernment of the United Kingdom353.30013-10-08Royal Bank of ScotlandGovernment of the United Kingdom1900.50014-10-08Bank of AmericaUnited States Federal Government1715.70014-10-08Bank of New York MellonUnited States Federal Government1121.00014-10-08CitigroupUnited States Federal Government2187.60014-10-08Goldman SachsUnited States Federal Government1119.70014-10-08JP MorganUnited States Federal Government1562.10014-10-08Morgan StanleyUnited States Federal Government1045.40014-10-08State StreetUnited States Federal Government1979.00014-10-08Wells FargoUnited States Federal Government575.40016-10-08UBSSwiss Federal Council2277.10020-10-08INGDe Nederlandsche Bank994.10024-10-08PNCUnited States Federal Government101.80026-10-08Carnegie Investment BankSveriges Riksbank297.10030-10-08ErsteOesterreichische Nationalbank235.90003-11-08Banco Portugues de Negocios (BPN)Government of Portugal97.00003-11-08CommerzbankBundestag Federal Parliament616.40003-11-08KommunalbankOesterreichische Nationalbank42.80017-11-08BB&TUnited States Federal Government121.30017-11-08Capital OneUnited States Federal Government150.00017-11-08RegionsUnited States Federal Government143.30017-11-08SuntrustUnited States Federal Government182.20017-11-08US BancorpUnited States Federal Government219.20010-12-08SNS ReaalCouncil of Ministers104.50011-12-08KBCFederal Government of Belgium561.20015-12-08Sachsen LBBundestag Federal Parliament68.00019-12-08Landesbank BayernLandtag of Bavaria546.60021-12-08Allied Irish BankGovernment of Ireland178.00021-12-08Anglo Irish BankGovernment of Ireland96.60021-12-08Bank of IrelandGovernment of Ireland188.80023-12-08American ExpressUnited States Federal Government128.00029-12-08Hypo Alpe Adria BankOesterreichische Nationalbank40.60031-12-08Fifth ThirdUnited States Federal Government100.60021-01-09Alpha BankGovernment of Greece69.00021-01-09EurobankGovernment of Greece82.20021-01-09National Bank of GreeceGovernment of Greece101.80021-01-09Piraeus BankGovernment of Greece54.80030-01-09ZentralbankOesterreichische Nationalbank62.80007-02-09NordeaSveriges Riksbank456.30015-02-09Aareal BankDeutsche Bundesbank60.30028-03-09Caja Castilla la ManchaBank of Spain26.80028-03-09Hypo Group (Eurohypo, HVB, Hypo Real Estate)Unicredit398.20007-04-09Oesterreichische VolksbankenOesterreichische Nationalbank107.40030-04-09HSH NordbankLandtag of Schleswig-Holstein47.10015-04-10Banco Privado Portugues (BPP)Banco do Brasil2.90021-05-09Agricultural Bank of Greece (ATEbank)Piraeus Bank40.20025-05-09Greek Postal Savings Bank (TT Hellenic Postbank)Eurobank23.20017-06-10EBS Building SocietyAllied Irish Bank21.50030-06-09Landesbank BadenLandtag of Baden-Wurttemberg580.30027-07-09Caja SurKutxabank21.90018-11-09BAWAGOesterreichische Nationalbank66.50030-03-10Banco CeissBank of Spain54.50030-03-10UNNIM BancBank of Spain38.00029-06-10Banco Mare NostrumBank of Spain2.70029-06-10Caja 3Bank of Spain26.70028-07-10Catalunya CaixaBBVA81.00017-08-10Irish NationwideAnglo Irish Bank94.40025-05-11NordLBLandtag of Lower Saxony255.10026-07-11Banco CAMBank of Spain70.80031-10-11MF GlobalNational Futures Asscoiation40.50021-11-11Banco de ValenciaGovernment of Spain23.70025-03-12Laiki BankGovernment of Cyprus41.80029-03-12Irish Life & Permanent TSBGovernment of Ireland72.00007-05-12BankiaGovernment of Spain298.30004-06-12Banco Portugues Investimentos (BPI)Government of Portugal44.40004-06-12Caixa Geral DepositosGovernment of Portugal120.50004-06-12Millennium BCPGovernment of Portugal93.40027-06-12Bank of CyprusGovernment of Cyprus48.20016-11-12LiberbankBank of Spain65.50028-11-12Banco GallegoBank of Spain6.00001-12-12Hypo Tirol BankOsterreichische Nationalbank15.30011-01-13Banco Internacional du Funchal (BANIF)Government of Portugal17.30011-11-13Nova GaliciaBradesco70.20009-05-14Co-Operative BankInvesco43.30004-08-14Banco Espirito Santo (BES)Government of Portugal3.000

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