toxic bank
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Then he made a disastrous bet on a toxic bank and in 2011 he lost control of his companies.
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2019
The Guardian has learned that the National Asset Management Agency, the toxic bank set up to cleanse the banks of all property and land loans, has a plan of action for non-performing hotels.
From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2011
Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images The former chief executive of 's "toxic bank", Anglo Irish, has applied for voluntary bankruptcy in the US.
From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2010
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