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Federal Oversight of Financial Markets
2008-09-18T07:33:50-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZWUzXC8yODExOTMtMDQtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Representative Frank Lucas talked about the federal role in oversight of financial markets in wake of the decision by the Federal Reserve to lend up to $85 billion to American International Group to avert its collapse, Lehman Brothers' move to declare bankruptcy, and the Bank of America’s purchase of Merrill Lynch for $50 billion. Representative Lucas also discussed the government take over of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.
Representative Frank Lucas talked about the federal role in oversight of financial markets in wake of the decision by the Federal Reserve to lend…
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Representative Frank Lucas talked about the federal role in oversight of financial markets in wake of the decision by the Federal Reserve to lend up to $85 billion to American International Group to avert its collapse, Lehman Brothers' move to declare bankruptcy, and the Bank of America’s purchase of Merrill Lynch for $50 billion. Representative Lucas also discussed the government take over of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. close
Representative Frank Lucas talked about the federal role in oversight of financial markets in wake of the decision by the Federal Reserve to lend… read more
Representative Frank Lucas talked about the federal role in oversight of financial markets in wake of the decision by the Federal Reserve to lend up to $85 billion to American International Group to avert its collapse, Lehman Brothers' move to declare bankruptcy, and the Bank of America’s purchase of Merrill Lynch for $50 billion. Representative Lucas also discussed the government take over of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. close
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