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Why Obama Should End the Bailouts
By Rick Newman -
FlowChart
- January 7, 2009
It's time for Uncle Sam to show it can say no.
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Why I Deserve a Bailout
By Rick Newman -
FlowChart
- December 17, 2008
I have plenty of troubled assets—and I only need a few million
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Henry Paulson’s Bush Administration Bailout
By Bonnie Erbe -
Bonnie Erbe
- November 25, 2008
Where's the money coming from?
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Citigroup’s (Second) Bailout: 7 Things to Know
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 24, 2008
The feds will put $20 billion more into the struggling financial giant.
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The Terrible Scare Story Hank Paulson Told Congress
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- November 20, 2008
Without that $700 billion rescue bill, he said, the U.S. economy was going to plunge into a Really Great Depression.
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Paulson, Bernanke, and Congress on the Bailout: Incompetence All Around
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- November 19, 2008
There is plenty of blame to go around when it comes to the struggling economy.
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Are Bailout Funds for Foreclosure Mitigation? Frank Vs. Paulson
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 19, 2008
The two disagree about whether TARP cash should be used to keep distressed borrowers in their homes.
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Lawmaker Pushing to Freeze Remaining Bailout Funds
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 17, 2008
Senator Inhofe wants financial rescue payments halted
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Freddie Mac May Need $50 Billion From Feds Next Year
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 17, 2008
Earnings losses could reach $40 billion in 2009, analyst says
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Detroit Bailout? Barney Frank Vs. Richard Shelby
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 17, 2008
Leading Congressmen take opposing sides of the debate
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The 11 Blunders of Hank Paulson
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- November 17, 2008
From the Super SIV plan to TARP, here are the mistakes that were made by our man at Treasury.
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Why Sheila Bair is Showing Up Hank Paulson
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 14, 2008
FDIC head has released the details of her foreclosure plan even though Treasury doesn’t support it
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The Real Reason Behind Hank Paulson's Change of Mind
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- November 14, 2008
Maybe that $700 billion was insufficient to buy enough bad mortgage debt to fix the credit problem.
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Paulson's Commercial Paper Quandary
By Kirk Shinkle -
The Ticker
- November 14, 2008
Will your stocks get hurt by the government's bailout?
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Freddie Mac to Hank Paulson: $14 Billion Please…
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 14, 2008
Mortgage finance giant is asking for government cash as its net worth goes negative
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Do the Bailout Changes Mean the Financial Crisis Is Getting Worse?
Opinion
- November 13, 2008
Paulson announced changes to the bailout plan—is it a bad sign for the economy?
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Hank Paulson: Vito Corleone or Fredo?
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- November 13, 2008
So the Treasury secretary says TARP was a $700 billion mistake. His bad.
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3 Reasons Behind Hank Paulson’s Bailout Flip-Flop
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 12, 2008
Treasury secretary outlines a much different agenda for the $700 billion than the one he sold to Congress
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Senators to Paulson: Bailout Funds Are For Lending
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 10, 2008
Two senators say financial institutions should not use TARP funds to buy healthy banks
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Treasury’s Neel Kashkari on the AIG Bailout
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 10, 2008
Official overseeing the bailout discusses the agency’s latest actions involving the insurance giant
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Feds Up AIG Bailout: 5 Things You Need to Know
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 10, 2008
The struggling insurer is getting even more help from the Feds
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Putting Odds on Obama’s Treasury Secretary Candidates
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 6, 2008
A look at who might get the nod to replace Paulson
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Get Your Obama Treasury Secretary Bracket
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 5, 2008
Check out this neat tool from portfolio.com
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Americans Don't Want a Corporate Bailout
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- October 29, 2008
A poll for the Kauffman Foundation found voters don't want a CEO to manage the economy.
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LaTourette's Letter to Paulson on PNC-Nat City
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- October 28, 2008
Congressman questions top bank regulator's ties to the Pittsburgh bank.
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