Some say a solution is to suspend the mark-to-market accounting rules that have caused the cascade of write-downs in the first place.

FORBES: Credit Crisis

They don't like mark-to-market accounting, which has forced billions of dollars in write-downs.

FORBES

In the current crisis, where there is no real market, the rule has forced massive write-downs, which have precipitated solvency and counter-party credit concerns that have caused further write-downs.

FORBES: Subprime Debacle Lessons