Sheila Bair has stated several times on TV that investors are supposed to take the biggest hit when a bank goes down. However, the SEC doesn't fully agree according to this artilce! http://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2010/04/30/sec-attorney-scrutiny-of-chapter-11-cases-increasing/ How about the ownership and management taking the biggest hit and the shareholders on even ground with solid proofs of claim? eom