States' Waste, Fraud and Abuse of TARP Funds
Two House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees held a joint hearing to consider the 10-year old Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP… read more
Two House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees held a joint hearing to consider the 10-year old Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and it subsequent offshoot program, the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF). TARP was created in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and intended to stabilize the financial markets. HHF gave more federal dollars to states hit hardest by foreclosures. Witnesses included Treasury’s Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) as well as state officials tasked with ensuring federal HHF dollars were properly allocated and spent in line with congressional intent. close
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Kipp Kranbuhl Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of the Treasury->Small Business Community Development and Housing Policy
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Christy Goldsmith Romero Special Inspector General Department of the Treasury->Troubled Asset Relief Program
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