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Author Neil Barofsky talked about his book, Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street, in which he argues that the $700 billon Troubled As…

Neil Barofsky talked about his book, Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street, his account of serving as special inspector general of the…

Author David Maraniss talked about his book, Barack Obama: The Story, a biography of the 44th president. Author Michael Grunwald talked about his book, The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of …

A panel of legal experts, including former New York governor Eliot Spitzer (D), talked about why there were not more big-ticket prosecutions of Wall Street institutions for mortgage fraud, s…

Former Troubled Asset Relief Program Inspector General Neil Barofsky talked to Charles Taylor about the lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis. He also responded to questions from th…

Neil Barofsky gave the keynote address at a New York University School of Law forum on fighting corruption. He talked about ways that the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) assisted both t…

On his last day in the job, Neil Barofsky offered his criticism about the government’s 2008 program to stabilize financial markets. Mr. Barofsky said the program has encouraged large firms t…

Overseers of the Congressional Oversight Panel’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) testified on the their final report to Congress. Among the topics they addressed were the effectiveness …

Special Inspector General Barofsky and Assistant Secretary Tim Massad testified about the quarterly report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and Home Affordable Mortgage Program (H…

Heads of oversight bodies responsible for tracking the use of taxpayer dollars and ensuring transparency in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) program testified on the successes of the…

Members debated budget policy and offered amendments as the Senate Budget Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2011 budget resolution.

Neil Barofsky testified at a hearing to consider a proposed tax on large financial institutions, commonly referred to as the bank tax.

Witnesses testified about plans to provide greater relief for homeowners facing or in foreclosure. Among the topics they addressed were programs to reduce the principal on home loans for str…

Witnesses testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee titled “Factors Affecting Efforts to Limit Payments to AIG Counterparties” to examine the collapse and federal rescue…

Neil Barofsky was interviewed by Al Winkler at a conference hosted by Bloomberg News. Mr. Baroksky talked about the challenges ahead for TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program), and he responde…

Neil Barofsky testified about retention bonuses awarded to employees and leaders of financial institutions after the companies had received federal bailout money, as well as oversight by the…

Mr. Barofsky testified about the use of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) funds and levels of transparency for government spending in the program. He focused on his report which said the …

Witnesses testified about the ongoing administration and oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and issues surrounding the warrant repurchasing process under TARP to ensure th…

The Joint Economic Committee held a hearing on the second quarterly report of the the special inspector general for TARP (Troubled Assets Relief Program). Neil Barofsky testified about inves…

Witnesses testified about the use of federal financial aid by banks and financial institutions under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) and subsequent programs administered by the Tre…