The U.S. Treasury got back the money it effectively lent to Chrysler in 1981 and even pocketed an equity kicker.

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To capitalize this entrepreneurial approach, the banks should be able to sell these higher-yield, lower-risk mortgages to be bundled into bonds that investors would find attractive because of the premium yield, stable revenue stream, and equity kicker.

FORBES: An Entrepreneurial Fix To The Foreclosure Mess

There's no equity kicker here.

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