Ben Bernanke actually said...

There is no commitment by any means to never shut down a big bank. Absolutely not.

Bernanke clarifies that shutting down banks is still an option.

02/23/2009

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I think they view this whole situation... as being a political issue and not an economic issue.

We need to do something big, strong.

The Federal Reserve together with other agencies has imposed an order on the servicers to fix up their act and to go back and look at every ...

I think it is really a political issue as much as an economic issue.