Bailout Funds

Europe Bailout Fund Chief: 'No Need To Do Anything' About Downgrade

Reuters | Posted 03.17.2012

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By Kevin Lim and Emily Kaiser SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The head of Europe's bailout fund said on Tuesday that Sta...

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Watchdog Says Overhaul Won't Stopped Future Bailouts

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A Treasury Department official said Wednesday that the financial regulatory law enacted last summer will help the government avoid ...

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Charles Antonucci: Ex-Park Avenue Bank Chief First To Be Charged With Stealing Bailout Funds

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The former president of a small Manhattan community bank on Monday became the first person accused of trying to defraud the federal b...

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Top Bailout Recipients Spent $71 Million On Lobbying In Year Since Bailout

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Reporting By Julian Hattem Twenty-five top recipients of government bailout funds spent more than $71 million on lobbying in the year since they...

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$328B Still Left In Bank Bailout Fund

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The government has tens of billions of dollars left in the eye-popping $700 billion bank bailout fund created last fall, prompting ...

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Treasury says about $110B left in bailout fund

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Only $109.6 billion in resources remain in the government's $700 billion financial rescue fund. But Treasury Department officials ...

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US To Put Conditions On TARP Repayment

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Strong banks will be allowed to repay federal bailout funds, but only if such a move passes a test to determine whether it is in the national economic...

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US Wants Taxpayers To Invest In Bank Bailouts They're Already Financing

New York Times | GRAHAM BOWLEY and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED | Posted 05.25.2011

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During World War I, Americans were exhorted to buy Liberty Bonds to help their soldiers on the front. Now, it seems, they will be asked to come to th...

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Freddie Mac To Ask For Billions More In Bailout Funds

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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McLEAN, Va. — Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said Friday it will need an additional $30 billion to $35 billion in government aid as it cop...

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Firms That Got Bailout Money Continue Lobbying

New York Times | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and CHARLIE SAVAGE | Posted 05.25.2011

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The financial giant Bank of America says it is no longer lobbying the federal government about its unfolding bank bailout. After receiving $45 billion...

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Bank Of America Gets Additional $20 Billion In Aid From Treasury

AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ken Lewis bought himself some time. The question is whether the chief executive of Bank of America Corp. can pull off the big...

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Fed Official Confronted Over Bailout Spending Secrecy (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Where's the bailout money going? If the federal government told you, then banks might stop taking it. That's the argument made by Federal Reserve Vic...

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Paulson Asks For Rest Of $700 Billion TARP Funds

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that Congress will need to release the last half of the $700 billion rescue fund becau...

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