OLD BANKS, NEW TRICKS

摘要

That didn't take long. The economy hasn't yet recovered from the implo -sion of risky investments that led to the worst recession in decades-and already some of the world's biggest banks are peddling a new generation of dicey products to corporations, consumers, and investors.rnIn recent months such big banks as Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase have rolled out newfangled corporate credit lines tied to complicated and volatile derivatives. Others, including Wells Fargo and Fifth Third, are offering payday-loan programs aimed at cash-strapped consumers. Still others are marketing new, potentially risky "structured notes" to small investors.