What did Fed chair Ben Bernanke use TARP money to do?

A. put money into the hands of homeowners in threat of foreclosure
B. stabilize interest rates
C. purchase large amounts of foreclosed homes on behalf of owners that could not pay adjustable-rate mortgages
D. bail out banks in danger of failing
E. purchase large insurance companies deemed "too big to fail"


Answer: D

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