Bailout

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A bailout is when financial help is given to a corporation or country which is close to failure or bankruptcy.

Notable bailouts

Date Entity Liquidity Provider Assets
(US $ billion)
14-09-07 Northern Rock Government of the United Kingdom 101.000
08-10-07 ABN AMRO Royal Bank of Scotland 1025.200
23-01-08 West LB Bundestag Federal Parliament 287.400
13-02-08 IKB Bundestag Federal Parliament 50.200
01-04-08 Bear Stearns JP Morgan 395.300
01-07-08 Countrywide Bank of America 199.900
11-07-08 Indy Mac United States Federal Government 32.700
14-07-08 Alliance & Leicester Santander 71.100
24-08-08 Roskilde Bank Danmarks Nationalbank 168.000
31-08-08 Dresdner Bank Commerzbank 500.200
06-09-08 Fannie Mae United States Federal Government 882.500
06-09-08 Freddie Mac United States Federal Government 794.300
15-09-08 Lehman Brothers BarclaysNomura 691.000
16-09-08 AIG United States Federal Government 1060.500
16-09-08 Merrill Lynch Bank of America 1,020.000
18-09-08 HBOS Lloyds TSB 603.600
26-09-08 Washington Mutual JP Morgan 328.000
28-09-08 Bradford & Bingley Santander 51.900
28-09-08 Fortis BNP Paribas 571.100
29-09-08 Abbey National Santander 271.800
29-09-08 Glitnir State Council of Iceland 24.300
30-09-08 Dexia Federal Government of Belgium 604.500
03-10-08 Wachovia Wells Fargo 782.800
07-10-08 Landsbanki State Council of Iceland 85.900
09-10-08 Kaupthing State Council of Iceland 53.700
13-10-08 Lloyds TSB Government of the United Kingdom 353.300
13-10-08 Royal Bank of Scotland Government of the United Kingdom 1900.500
14-10-08 Bank of America United States Federal Government 1715.700
14-10-08 Bank of New York Mellon United States Federal Government 1121.000
14-10-08 Citigroup United States Federal Government 2187.600
14-10-08 Goldman Sachs United States Federal Government 1119.700
14-10-08 JP Morgan United States Federal Government 1562.100
14-10-08 Morgan Stanley United States Federal Government 1045.400
14-10-08 State Street United States Federal Government 1979.000
14-10-08 Wells Fargo United States Federal Government 575.400
16-10-08 UBS Swiss Federal Council 2277.100
20-10-08 ING De Nederlandsche Bank 994.100
24-10-08 PNC United States Federal Government 101.800
26-10-08 Carnegie Investment Bank Sveriges Riksbank 297.100
30-10-08 Erste Oesterreichische Nationalbank 235.900
03-11-08 Banco Portugues de Negocios (BPN) Government of Portugal 97.000
03-11-08 Commerzbank Bundestag Federal Parliament 616.400
03-11-08 Kommunalbank Oesterreichische Nationalbank 42.800
17-11-08 BB&T United States Federal Government 121.300
17-11-08 Capital One United States Federal Government 150.000
17-11-08 Regions United States Federal Government 143.300
17-11-08 Suntrust United States Federal Government 182.200
17-11-08 US Bancorp United States Federal Government 219.200
10-12-08 SNS Reaal Council of Ministers 104.500
11-12-08 KBC Federal Government of Belgium 561.200
15-12-08 Sachsen LB Bundestag Federal Parliament 68.000
19-12-08 Landesbank Bayern Landtag of Bavaria 546.600
21-12-08 Allied Irish Bank Government of Ireland 178.000
21-12-08 Anglo Irish Bank Government of Ireland 96.600
21-12-08 Bank of Ireland Government of Ireland 188.800
23-12-08 American Express United States Federal Government 128.000
29-12-08 Hypo Alpe Adria Bank Oesterreichische Nationalbank 40.600
31-12-08 Fifth Third United States Federal Government 100.600
21-01-09 Alpha Bank Government of Greece 69.000
21-01-09 Eurobank Government of Greece 82.200
21-01-09 National Bank of Greece Government of Greece 101.800
21-01-09 Piraeus Bank Government of Greece 54.800
30-01-09 Zentralbank Oesterreichische Nationalbank 62.800
07-02-09 Nordea Sveriges Riksbank 456.300
15-02-09 Aareal Bank Deutsche Bundesbank 60.300
28-03-09 Caja Castilla la Mancha Bank of Spain 26.800
28-03-09 Hypo Group (Eurohypo, HVB, Hypo Real Estate) Unicredit 398.200
07-04-09 Oesterreichische Volksbanken Oesterreichische Nationalbank 107.400
30-04-09 HSH Nordbank Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 47.100
15-04-10 Banco Privado Portugues (BPP) Banco do Brasil 2.900
21-05-09 Agricultural Bank of Greece (ATEbank) Piraeus Bank 40.200
25-05-09 Greek Postal Savings Bank (TT Hellenic Postbank) Eurobank 23.200
17-06-10 EBS Building Society Allied Irish Bank 21.500
30-06-09 Landesbank Baden Landtag of Baden-Wurttemberg 580.300
27-07-09 Caja Sur Kutxabank 21.900
18-11-09 BAWAG Oesterreichische Nationalbank 66.500
30-03-10 Banco Ceiss Bank of Spain 54.500
30-03-10 UNNIM Banc Bank of Spain 38.000
29-06-10 Banco Mare Nostrum Bank of Spain 2.700
29-06-10 Caja 3 Bank of Spain 26.700
28-07-10 Catalunya Caixa BBVA 81.000
17-08-10 Irish Nationwide Anglo Irish Bank 94.400
25-05-11 NordLB Landtag of Lower Saxony 255.100
26-07-11 Banco CAM Bank of Spain 70.800
31-10-11 MF Global National Futures Asscoiation 40.500
21-11-11 Banco de Valencia Government of Spain 23.700
25-03-12 Laiki Bank Government of Cyprus 41.800
29-03-12 Irish Life & Permanent TSB Government of Ireland 72.000
07-05-12 Bankia Government of Spain 298.300
04-06-12 Banco Portugues Investimentos (BPI) Government of Portugal 44.400
04-06-12 Caixa Geral Depositos Government of Portugal 120.500
04-06-12 Millennium BCP Government of Portugal 93.400
27-06-12 Bank of Cyprus Government of Cyprus 48.200
16-11-12 Liberbank Bank of Spain 65.500
28-11-12 Banco Gallego Bank of Spain 6.000
01-12-12 Hypo Tirol Bank Osterreichische Nationalbank 15.300
11-01-13 Banco Internacional du Funchal (BANIF) Government of Portugal 17.300
11-11-13 Nova Galicia Bradesco 70.200
09-05-14 Co-Operative Bank Invesco 43.300
04-08-14 Banco Espirito Santo (BES) Government of Portugal 3.000


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