Treasury OKs another firm for toxic asset program (US)

WASHINGTON — Investment company RLJ Western Asset Management LP has raised enough money to join with the government in buying toxic assets held by banks, the Treasury Department said Thursday.

The purchases of the soured mortgage securities and other assets in the government's Public-Private Investment Program, or PPIP, are aimed at enabling banks to resume more robust lending to support an economic recovery.

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