Japan				U.S.A.			UK
	Availability	Past cases			Availability	Past cases		Availability	Past cases 1982- June 2009
		Until May. 1996	Jun. 1996- Mar. 2005	Apr. 2005- June 2009		1934- 1991	1992- June 2009
Payout limited protection	Yes (since 1971)	0	0	0	Yes (Since 1933)	915	48	Yes (Since 1982)	67
Purchase & assumption limited protection and full protection	Yes (Since 1986)	10	168	0	Yes (Since 1935)	1,759	332	Yes (Since 2008)	3
Nationalization	Yes (Since 1998)	0	3	0	-	-	-	Yes (Since 2008)	1
Financial Assistance	Yes (Since 2000)	0	1	0	Yes (1950)	577	7	Yes (Since 2008)	1

Note 1:	Blanket guarantee was put in place in June 1996.
Note 2:	FDIC has been required to resolve failed banks in the least costly manner since 1992.
Note 3:	In UK, resolution activities before 2007 were payout only. P&A and nationalization were legislated temporarily in 2008 and became permanent after the bank-related bills passed in February 2009.