1.0 link 144533 <![CDATA[Treasury Pays $33.56B To 21 Banks, Next Round Of Applications Open]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/18/treasury-pays-3356b-to-21_n_144533.html WASHINGTON &mdash; The government said Monday it has supplied $33.56 billion to 21 banks in a second round of payments from the $700 billion rescue program, and announced a deadline for another 3,800 banks to apply for funds.

The Treasury Department said a category of privately held banks will have until Dec. 8 to apply for the government to purchase shares of their stock as a way to bolster their balance sheets. The deadline for the larger publicly traded banks was...

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