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3 Reasons the FDIC’s Bank-Buying Rules Are Getting the Big Chill

Posted from WSJ.com: Deal Journal 260 days ago
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The early take on the FDIC's proposed guidelines for buying failed banks is that they are much stricter than some expected. In the few hours since they were released Thursday, billionaire Wilbur Ross has already called the guidelines "harsh and discriminatory." Here are three likely sticking points for the private-equity investors that the FDIC ultimately hopes will buy some of the failed banks the agency has seized. (original story)