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When banks lend money, not all borrowers repay on time or at all. Over the years, especially during economic slowdowns, a pile-up of such unpaid loans begins to choke the banking system. This is where ...

Despite signs that the financial system has stabilized, banks remain threatened by billions of dollars of bad loans on their balance sheets, and more could fail if the economy worsens, a congressional ...

Since late last year, the biggest U.S. banks have been undermined by what have become known as "toxic assets" — investments in mortgages and other debts that are now worth much less than their ...

Citigroup is looking to sell a $12.7 billion portfolio of bad assets, Financial Times reports. The assets may include subprime loans, mortgage-backed securities and corporate bonds. The assets carry a ...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- American International Group is considering forming a separate company to hold billions in securities that have dogged its balance sheet for the past several quarters, The New ...

China Huarong Asset Management Co. is marketing 380 billion yuan ($58.8 billion) in bad assets for sale as the firm moves to shore up its finances after record losses. The assets involve more than ...

SBI is digitising its last remaining manual business vertical—tracking of legacy stressed assets—via a new system expected to ...