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[–] matthew-- ago 

You're right.

The bank's do own the politicians though. So I don't think the government can force them to do anything. If they do, it's only by promising to cover the bill when it fucks up. This is why to this day the federal reserve is buying trillions of bad mortgage loans (2008 GFC).