Despite the country experiencing a slowing economy, riddled with skyrocketing unemployment and financial assistance at all time highs, one would assume that the overly aggressive and predatory lending habits of diminishing banks would have abated. Unfortunately that has not been the case. As more and more lending institutions are filing for bankruptcy or being swallowed up by larger, but still troubled financial institutions, these same agencies are gambling with future possible revenue that has not been paid to them. In essence, these failing banks racing the clock.