Derefter meddelte BaFin KfW, det tyske finansministerium og andre involverede parter, at BaFin ville lukke IKB [6], hvis de nævnte parter ikke ville overtage risiciene fra IKB's engagement i Rhineland.
BaFin subsequently called KfW, the Federal Ministry of Finance and other concerned parties and announced that it would close the bank [6] if those parties did not take over the risks for IKB’s Rhineland commitment.