SEC To Make Harder For Banks To Hide Debt

from National Public Radio

Federal regulators are trying to find a way to keep banks from temporarily hiding their debt. For instance, the failed Lehman Brothers bank once sold billions of dollars in mortgage securities -- only to buy the debt back after being inspected. The practice is legal but regulators say it can mislead investors about a bank's level of risk.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, September 17, 2010