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Lehman Brothers was rescued by a US government bailout in 2008. Answer true or false.
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- a US government or Federal Reserve action that directly rescued the firm itself (capital injection, loan guarantee, or acquisition subsidy preventing its failure), as distinct from broader market-stabilization measures taken after its collapse
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- , cnn money, 'lehman brothers 2008 crisis' (https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/14/investing/lehman-brothers-2008-crisis/); corroborated by inquirer 'a look back at lehman weekend' (https://business.inquirer.net/?p=257249). both state that lehman filed for bankruptcy on 15 sep 2008 after us authorities declined a bailout or loan guarantees., cnn money, 'lehman brothers 2008 crisis' (money.cnn.com/2018/09/14/investing/lehman-brothers-2008-crisis/): us authorities declined to offer a bailout and let lehman fail; lehman filed for chapter 11 on 15 sept 2008. corroborated by time (content.time.com, 'lehman brothers: when the financial crisis spun out of control')., ebsco research starters, 'the collapse of lehman brothers' (ebsco.com/research-starters/economics/collapse-lehman-brothers); eastandpartners, 'bankruptcy for lehman brothers' (eastandpartners.com/news/bankruptcy-for-lehman-brothers): the federal government declined to lend or bail out lehman, which filed for bankruptcy on 15 september 2008, en.wikipedia.org, fcic-static.law.stanford.edu, federal reserve bank of new york, thomas c. baxter jr., testimony (2010), https://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/speeches/2010/bax100901; federal reserve history, support for specific institutions, https://www.federalreservehistory.org/-/media/project/fedhistory/fedhistory/documents/essayspdfs/support-for-specific-institutions-_-federal-reserve-history.pdf, federal reserve board, ben s. bernanke, lessons from the failure of lehman brothers (april 20, 2010), https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/testimony/bernanke20100420a.htm; federal reserve history, support for specific institutions, https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/support-for-specific-institutions, federal reserve history (federalreservehistory.org/essays/lehman-brothers-failure) and fdic's 'crisis and response' report: both state the fed and treasury declined to rescue lehman brothers, which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008, in contrast to the government-assisted rescues of bear stearns and aig, federal reserve history, 'support for specific institutions' (https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/support-for-specific-institutions): states lehman filed for bankruptcy on september 15, 2008, and did not receive an institution-specific support program; it separately notes lending to lehman's primary dealer subsidiary through existing facilities., federal reserve history, support for specific institutions (https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/support-for-specific-institutions), and federal reserve testimony, lessons from the failure of lehman brothers (https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/testimony/bernanke20100420a.htm); both state that lehman filed for bankruptcy and was not rescued by a government bailout., federal reserve history, support for specific institutions (https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/support-for-specific-institutions); ben s. bernanke, lessons from the failure of lehman brothers (https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/testimony/bernanke20100420a.htm)., federal reserve history, support for specific institutions, https://www.federalreservehistory.org/-/media/project/fedhistory/fedhistory/documents/essayspdfs/support-for-specific-institutions-_-federal-reserve-history.pdf (lehman filed for bankruptcy; no institution-specific support program). treasury testimony, https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/tg645 (bankruptcy was the only option absent a buyer)., federal reserve history, support for specific institutions: https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/support-for-specific-institutions, federal reserve history, the great recession and its aftermath: https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/great-recession-and-its-aftermath, federal reserve history, ‘support for specific institutions’ (https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/support-for-specific-institutions), states lehman filed for bankruptcy on september 15, 2008 and did not receive an institution-specific support program; financial crisis inquiry commission, financial crisis inquiry report, chapter 18 (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/gpo-fcic/pdf/gpo-fcic.pdf), states federal officials decided not to rescue lehman., financial crisis inquiry commission (fcic) final report (2011), ch. 18 'lehman brothers'; federal reserve bank of new york historical record on the lehman bankruptcy (sept 15, 2008) confirming no government rescue was provided., financial crisis inquiry commission (fcic) final report, 2011, and contemporaneous reporting (e.g. reuters/nyt coverage of september 15, 2008): lehman brothers filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008 after the treasury and federal reserve declined to provide a bailout or loan guarantee, in contrast to aig, which received an $85 billion fed facility days later., financial crisis inquiry commission final report (2011), ch. 18-19; and u.s. government accountability office reports on tarp — both state lehman brothers filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008 after the federal reserve and treasury declined to provide a bailout or loan guarantee, in contrast to bear stearns and aig which did receive government support., financial crisis inquiry commission report (2011), ch. 18, and federal reserve/treasury historical accounts (e.g. frbny 'lehman brothers' retrospective) — lehman brothers filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008 after the treasury and federal reserve declined to provide a bailout or guarantee, in contrast to the rescues of bear stearns and aig, financial crisis inquiry commission, 'the financial crisis inquiry report' (2011), ch. 18 ('lehman's demise'): the u.s. government and the federal reserve declined to provide financial assistance or a backstop for lehman brothers, which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008 — in contrast to the government-assisted rescues of bear stearns and aig, financial crisis inquiry commission, 'the financial crisis inquiry report' (2011), ch. 18 — lehman brothers filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008 after the us treasury and federal reserve declined to provide a bailout or guarantee for its liabilities, in contrast to bear stearns (jpmorgan-brokered fed-backed rescue) and aig (fed/treasury bailout)., financial crisis inquiry commission, final report (2011), ch. 18 'the failure of lehman brothers': lehman brothers holdings inc. filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008 after the federal reserve and us treasury declined to provide a bailout or guarantee, in contrast to the bailouts extended to bear stearns and aig, home.treasury.gov, lehman brothers holdings inc. filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on 15 september 2008 (us bankruptcy court, southern district of new york). the us treasury and federal reserve declined to rescue it, unlike bear stearns, aig, fannie mae and freddie mac. reference: wikipedia, 'collapse of lehman brothers' and 'bankruptcy of lehman brothers'., lehman brothers holdings inc. filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on 15 september 2008 after the us treasury and federal reserve declined to provide a bailout (public record: wikipedia 'bankruptcy of lehman brothers'; lehman brothers holdings inc. chapter 11 petition, s.d.n.y., 2008)., money.cnn.com, u.s. government accountability office / federal reserve history of the 2008 financial crisis: lehman brothers holdings inc. filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008, after the u.s. treasury and federal reserve declined to provide a bailout or guarantee for its liabilities (unlike the contemporaneous rescues of bear stearns and aig). encyclopaedia britannica, 'lehman brothers', corroborates: lehman was allowed to fail and was not bailed out by the government., u.s. government accountability office and federal reserve historical record of the 2008 financial crisis: lehman brothers filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008 after the u.s. treasury and federal reserve declined to provide a bailout or guarantee for its liabilities, in contrast to aig, bear stearns, and fannie mae/freddie mac, which did receive federal assistance. lehman's failure was not rescued by the government., u.s. government accountability office and federal reserve historical record: lehman brothers holdings inc. filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008, after the federal reserve and u.s. treasury declined to provide a bailout or guarantee for its obligations (in contrast to aig, bear stearns, and fannie mae/freddie mac, which were rescued). source: federal reserve history, "lehman brothers bankruptcy" (https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/lehman-brothers-bankruptcy)., u.s. government accountability office, 'troubled asset relief program' reports and the fcic (financial crisis inquiry commission) final report (2011), both documenting that lehman brothers holdings inc. filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008, and received no federal bailout, in contrast to aig which was rescued by a federal reserve/treasury facility that same week., wikipedia, "bankruptcy of lehman brothers" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bankruptcy_of_lehman_brothers): paulson "told lehman ceo richard fuld that there would be no government bailout"; "the u.s. government did not announce any plans to assist... lehman." wikipedia, "lehman brothers": "on september 15, 2008, lehman brothers filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.", wikipedia, "bankruptcy of lehman brothers" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bankruptcy_of_lehman_brothers): "by then united states treasury secretary henry paulson had told lehman ceo richard fuld that there would be no government bailout, so his firm needed to do a deal"; "these discussions failed, and lehman filed a chapter 11 petition that remains the largest bankruptcy filing in u.s. history" (filed september 15, 2008)., wikipedia, "bankruptcy of lehman brothers" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bankruptcy_of_lehman_brothers): "by then united states treasury secretary henry paulson had told lehman ceo richard fuld that there would be no government bailout, so his firm needed to do a deal." lehman filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on september 15, 2008., wikipedia, "bankruptcy of lehman brothers", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bankruptcy_of_lehman_brothers : "these discussions failed, and lehman filed a chapter 11 petition that remains the largest bankruptcy filing in u.s. history, involving more than us$600 billion in assets." the parent article says lehman filed for bankruptcy in 2008; no federal rescue was granted., wikipedia, "bankruptcy of lehman brothers": "united states treasury secretary henry paulson had told lehman ceo richard fuld that there would be no government bailout"; the firm filed for chapter 11 on september 15, 2008. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bankruptcy_of_lehman_brothers, wikipedia, "lehman brothers": "on september 15, 2008, lehman brothers filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following the exodus of most of its clients, drastic declines in its stock price, and the devaluation of assets by credit rating agencies." wikipedia, "bankruptcy of lehman brothers": "by then united states treasury secretary henry paulson had told lehman ceo richard fuld that there would be no government bailout, so his firm needed to do a deal.", wikipedia, 'bankruptcy of lehman brothers' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bankruptcy_of_lehman_brothers): 'by then united states treasury secretary henry paulson had told lehman ceo richard fuld that there would be no government bailout, so his firm needed to do a deal.', wikipedia, 'bankruptcy of lehman brothers' (lehman filed chapter 11 on 15 sept 2008 after the us treasury and federal reserve declined to provide a bailout, unlike aig), www.fdic.gov, www.federalreserve.gov, www.federalreservehistory.org, www.gao.gov, www.govinfo.gov
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#1042falseFinancial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report (2011), ch. 18, and Federal Reserve/Treasury historical accounts (e.g. FRBNY 'Lehman Brothers' retrospective) — Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 15, 2008 after the Treasury and Federal Reserve declined to provide a bailout or guarantee, in contrast to the rescues of Bear Stearns and AIG
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#1974falseWikipedia, "Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy_of_Lehman_Brothers): Paulson "told Lehman CEO Richard Fuld that there would be no government bailout"; "The U.S. government did not announce any plans to assist... Lehman." Wikipedia, "Lehman Brothers": "On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection."
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