Edward Yingling says it restricts the ability to price credit for risk -- in other words, to charge more for those more likely not to repay their debts.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

Mr. EDWARD YINGLING (President and CEO, American Bankers Association): It is a well-designed program.

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Yingling says the government twisted arms to get the banks to take money from the Treasury Department.

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The problem, Yingling says is that, right now, the market for a lot of these assets has become dysfunctional.

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