Small Banks: What's in Bailout for Us?

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Community banks saddled with stalled construction projects are growing increasingly concerned that the federal bailout being negotiated in Congress might leave them behind.

The $700 billion bailout talks between the Treasury Department and lawmakers on Capitol Hill have focused on loan modifications meant to help people avoid foreclosure and caps on executive compensation for banks and other entities that sell problem loans to the federal government. A group of lawmakers, including Sen. Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) and Rep. Barney Frank (D., Mass.), on Thursday afternoon said a framework for an agreement had been reached, but did not offer specifics at this time. ...