The primary difference between the "payoff" and the "purchase and assumption" methods of handling failed banks is that the FDIC
A) guarantees all deposits, not just those under the $250,000 limit, when it uses the "payoff" method.
B) guarantees all deposits, not just those under the $250,000 limit, when it uses the "purchase and assumption" method.
C) is more likely to use the "payoff" method when the bank is large and it fears that depositor losses may spur business bankruptcies and other bank failures.
D) does both A and B of the above.
E) does both B and C of the above.
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