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Bail-In

A bail-in provides relief to a financial institution on the brink of failure by requiring the cancellation of debts owed to creditors and depositors. A bail-in is the opposite of a bailout, which involves the rescue of a financial institution by external parties, typically governments, using taxpayers’ money for funding.Bailouts help to prevent creditors from taking on losses, while bail-ins mandate creditors to take losses.