This paper investigates whether the determinants of implicit guarantee and intervention change during the financial crisis of 2008? It finds the following results. First, the harm of intervention is more severe for banks with better financial strength, but it is mitigated in countries with better sovereign ratings. Second, strong banks receive more support in the crisis than in the non-crisis period, and countries with strong sovereign ratings provide fewer guarantees during the crisis period. Third, the effects of implicit intervention do not change after the financial crisis. Finally, country-specific factors can explain the determinants of implicit intervention.