As the unfortunate example of accounting firm Arthur Andersen illustrates, even a highly respected institution cannot survive the filing of criminal charges by the U.S. government.

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The proposal establishes an orderly liquidation process that provides creditors of the failing institution with some clarification about filing claims.

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