Housing Policy and the 2008 Financial Crisis
Panelists debated the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. Policy experts discussed whether and to what extent U.S. government housing policy contributed to the crisis, as well as implicatio…
770 viewsPanelists debated the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. Policy experts discussed whether and to what extent U.S. government housing policy contributed to the crisis, as well as implicatio…
770 viewsWitnesses testified on the services community banks and credit unions provide. Among the topics they addressed were the impact of regulations on small banks, the role of community banks, and…
483 viewsWitnesses testified about differences in financial regulatory approaches between the U.S. and other countries, and the effects of those disparities on U.S. companies and the economy at large…
325 viewsEconomists testified on the successes and failures of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). This was the final hearing of TARP panel, which is scheduled to dissolve on April 3, 2011.
789 viewsRegulators who dealt with aspects of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) testified on the success and failures of the program. This was the final hearing of TARP panel, which is schedul…
684 viewsFollowing opening statements from committee members, a Treasury Department official testified on the impact of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). This was the final hearing of TARP p…
970 viewsWitnesses testified on the impact of the commercial real estate market on the stability of banks. In his testimony, Patrick Parkinson said that banks have only taken 40 to 50 percent of the …
375 viewsPanelists talked about efforts to regulate home mortgage foreclosures. They also answered questions from the audience.
297 viewsTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Among the topics he addressed were the cost efficiency of TARP, the potential impact of faulty fore…
499 viewsWitnesses testified on investigations into the use of faulty foreclosure documents and potential regulation of mortgage practices. They also talked about processing mortgage foreclosures, co…
928 viewsPhyllis Caldwell testified on investigations into the use of faulty foreclosure documents and the Home Affordable Mortgage Program funded through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). In…
827 viewsKenneth Feinberg testified on executive pay at companies that received taxpayer assistance through the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP). He also talked about his role as special master f…
297 viewsTreasury Secretayr Geithner testified about the status of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). In his remarks he said that banks had repaid about 75 percent of the bailout …
1,623 viewsWitnesses testified on the $133 billion American International Group (AIG) received under TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program). Among the topics they addressed were credit ratings, consumer …
362 viewsWitnesses testified on the $133 billion American International Group (AIG) received under TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program). Panel Chair Elizabeth Warren in her opening statement called A…
936 viewsRobert Benmosche and Jim Millstein testified on the $133 billion American International Group (AIG) received under TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program). In his remarks Mr. Benmosche stated, …
1,280 viewsClifford Gallant testified about the $133 billion American International Group (AIG) received under TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program). He focused on AIG’s stock values and its ability to …
533 viewsLegal experts testified about potential legal means to prosecute Wall Street brokers for fraud when they act against the interests of clients. Following their testimony, Assistant Attorney G…
2,171 viewsAssistant Treasury Secretary Herbert Allison and Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit testified about the $45 billion dollars Citigroup received under TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program). Mr. Pandit…
838 viewsThe Congressionally appointed panel overseeing the Troubled Asset Relief Program heard from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner about the Obama administration’s plan to extend TARP until Oct…
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