Comments on: Paulson Announces New Plans to Buy Equity Stakes in Banks and Revive Credit Markets

By: As Big Banks are Criticized for not Lending, Small Banks Find They Can’t Lend

As Big Banks are Criticized for not Lending, Small Banks Find They Can’t Lend — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:53:23 +0000

[...] was one of the first news organizations to really examine how TARP money was being misdirected, and wasn’t being deployed as originally intended. As our ongoing investigation has demonstrated, billions in U.S. bank rescue funds are [...]

By: U.S. Banks Refuse to Detail How They're Spending Federal Bailout Money

U.S. Banks Refuse to Detail How They're Spending Federal Bailout Money — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:23:31 +0000

[...] was one of the first news organizations to really examine how TARP money was being misdirected, and wasn’t being deployed as originally intended. More recently, The AP has joined the journalistic posse and published several investigative [...]

By: Jutia Group - Market Jitters & Political Critters

Jutia Group - Market Jitters & Political Critters — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:01:01 +0000

By: Billions in U.S. Bank Rescue Funds are Fueling Buyouts Worldwide – Instead of Lending at Home

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:39:29 +0000

[...] Money Morning News Analysis: Paulson Announces New Plans to Buy Equity Stakes in Banks and Revive Credit Markets. [...]

By: Bailout Plan Forcing U.S. to Borrow $1.4 Trillion, Creating a $1 Trillion Deficit

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:17:09 +0000

[...] was devised to bolster the balance sheets of banks, enabling them to resume lending. To that end, the Treasury Department is investing $250 billion into U.S. banks, a recapitalization strategy that U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. “Hank” Paulson Jr. [...]

By: Do Economic Reports and Corporate Profit Statements Point to a Worldwide Recession? | Jutia Group

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:27:17 +0000

[...] U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. “Hank” Paulson Jr. provided additional details of the $700 billion bank bailout plan and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) promptly took advantage by announcing its intent to [...]

By: Sunshine Kills Vampires » Global Recession/Depression? - Not in “Chindia”

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:11:33 +0000

[...] the week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. “Hank” Paulson Jr. provided additional details of the $700 billion bank bailout plan and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) promptly took advantage by announcing its intent to [...]

By: Do Economic Reports and Corporate Profit Statements Point to a Worldwide Recession?

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:00:58 +0000

By: Fears of Mortgage Rate Re-Sets May Fuel LIBOR Manipulation and Mask Deeper Banking System Problems

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:37:44 +0000

[...] economy. Included in their buckshot-pattern arsenal of misguided turnaround initiatives is one that forces the largest U.S. banks to borrow directly from the government. That initiative hasn’t helped because banks are simply afraid to lend to other banks because [...]

By: LIBOR Drops But Short-Term Credit Markets Remain Tight

LIBOR Drops But Short-Term Credit Markets Remain Tight — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:10:09 +0000

[...] this week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. “Hank” Paulson Jr. announced plans to recapitalize U.S. banks with $250 billion in cash infusions. Switzerland, the United Kingdom and others announced similar plans to help ailing financial [...]