Troubled Asset

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Definition of 'Troubled Asset'

Assets for which banks have overpaid such as loans that are made to borrowers who cannot afford to pay these loans back. Troubled assets are often secured by collateral that is valued less than the value of the loan itself. These personal or commercial loans were made to borrowers to cover the cost of homes, automobiles, equipment or various other items of value.
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Investopedia explains 'Troubled Asset'

In October 2008, the government initiated the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), in an effort to slow down the financial crisis of 2007-2009. The original goal of the fund was to give the U.S Treasury the purchasing power to buy mortgage-backed securities, the troubled assets which were pointed to as the cause of the crises, in order to create liquidity.


Troubled assets can be defined as any residential or commercial mortgages, stocks and bonds, debt or other instruments, based on mortgages that originated or were issued on or before March 14, 2008, which are causing financial market instability.
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'Troubled Asset'

  • First Financial Bancshares Emerges Unscathed

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/First-Financial-Bancshares-Emerges-Unscathed-FFIN0513.aspx
    ... position to decide against issuing preferred stock to the government as part of
    the Capital Purchase Program (CPP) of the Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP). ...

  • Banks Turn To Investors For Handout

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Banks-Turn-To-Investors-For-Handout-HBAN-SNV-ZION0923.aspx
    ... PICTURES: 10 Biggest Losers In Finance. Get Free Stock Analysis By Email. Late in
    2008, the federal government created the Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP) to ...

  • TCF Financial: Take This TARP And Shove It

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/TCF-Financial-Take-This-TARP-And-Shove-It-TCB0309.aspx
    ... Financial (NYSE:TCB) gave notice that it is returning funds received from the
    government last fall as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), joining ...

  • Bank Stock Buybacks Gone Wild

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Bank-Stock-Buybacks-Gone-Wild-C-WFC-BAC-PNC-JPM0106.aspx
    ... 2009. This is almost as much as the $45 billion the bank received from the
    government under the Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP). ...

  • Liquidity And Toxicity: Will TARP Fix The Financial System?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/tarp-financial-system.asp
    ... The initial proposal for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was to allow banks,
    brokers and insurance companies to sell residential and commercial ...

  • Should You Buy Banks' "Toxic" Assets?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/ppip-cleanup.asp
    ... alphabet soup. In fact, most of the money to fund it came from the Troubled
    Asset Relief Program (also a government program). That ...

  • Panel Says CPP Not Helping Smaller Banks

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Panel-Says-CPP-Not-Helping-Smaller-Banks-BPFH-FMER-UMPQ0716.aspx
    ... The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was authorized by the Emergency Economic
    Stabilization Act, passed in 2008 during the waning days of the Bush ...

  • Was It Really A Bailout?

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Was-It-Really-A-Bailout-HIG-DFS-MS-GS0323.aspx
    ... Get Free Stock Analysis By Email. In October, 2008, the government set up the Capital
    Purchase Program (CPP), as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP). ...

  • Here The Banks Go Again

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Here-The-Banks-Go-Again-BAC-C-MS-GS-HBAN0216.aspx
    ... Tools For Building Up Your Portfolio Small Banks The Congressional Oversight Panel
    (COP) was set up to monitor the Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP) under the ...

  • The Insurance Industry Tug-Of-War

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/The-Insurance-Industry-Tug-Of-War-HIG-PRU-LNC-PFG-ALL-AMP0618.aspx
    ... sector cousins. The industry also finally received approval to get government
    funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP). The ...

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