Did LBHI end up in bankruptcy due to Liabilities exceeded Assets? - NO Did LBHI end up in bankruptcy due to a liquidity problem - not enough ready cash? - YES ASSETS EXCEEDED LIABILITIES at bankruptcy - and so why the low recovery - 25 % - for Creditors? Is it really reasonable that the assets are only worth 25 % of book value - when the market has rebounded significantly? Don't forget what Mr. Marsal said in the July 2009 interview - $ 12 B in cash is just a fraction of the total assets left to sell. I think he was saying a fraction was 5 % or less - $ 12 B = 5 % of $ 240 B $ 12 B = 4 % of $ 300 B $ 12 B = 3 % of $ 400 B $ 12 B = 2 % of $ 600 B I have asked others as well and they all agree with me - a small percentage.