This will use government and private money to buy housing loans and other troubled assets that financial companies are unable to sell.

VOA: special.2009.02.13

In the early 1990s, Sweden nationalized some banks and later sold their troubled assets, recovering some costs.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

But two areas where the bureau will not have power is over auto lenders or banks with assets of less than ten billion dollars.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

One possibility is to expand federal guarantees against losses on some troubled financial assets.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

It was formed to sell assets from failed savings and loan banks.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

"Despite more than two million troops in uniform - not counting the US military - NATO has struggled,at times desperately, to sustain a deployment of twenty-five thousand to forty-five thousand troops, not just in boots on the ground, but in crucial support assets."

VOA: special.2011.06.11

Investors have been reluctant to buy up these questionable bank assets because of the high amount of risk involved.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

Mr.Reinfeldt underscored that the sanctions are primarily travel restrictions and a freeze of foreign assets of senior ZANU-PF officials.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

He says some in the business community also fear that interim leaders may seize assets, just like the Bakiyev regime.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Those on the list are banned from international travel and may have their foreign bank accounts and assets frozen.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

The accounts are believed to hold as much as $18 billion in undeclared assets that until now were hidden from U.S.taxes.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

From Nazis to modern-day criminals, Switzerland's legendary bank secrecy has long been exploited by those with assets to hide.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

In naked short-selling, the bets are made on assets that are neither borrowed nor owned by the investor.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

The hope is that by unburdening banks of these assets, they will increase lending to potential home buyers.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18