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Sounds like a bit of a hazard: the difference between insolvent or not for many entities is just accounting conventions. Lock in some non-MTM losses-- wham!-- insolvent.

Why should bankruptcy protection be denied to any entity that would be unquestionably qualified if they simply took an additional legitimate action that would make their creditors worse off?



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