Although accounting rules often permit banks to price these assets at face value, it is generally believed that the fundamental value of many toxic assets has fallen significantly below face value. The Obama administration came out with a plan to spend up to $1 trillion dollars to buy banks’ toxic assets, but the plan has been put on hold.
目前，美国政府对有毒资产的注意力还大多停留在银行的资产负债表上。虽然根据会计准则，银行可以将资产按照帐面价格来统计。实际上，很多有毒资产的实际价格已经远远不是帐面价格了。奥巴马政府计划用1万亿美元来购买银行的有毒资产，但目前，该计划被暂时搁置起来。