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The rise and (almost) fall of America's banks
GM, Chrysler May Face Bankruptcy to Protect U.S. Debt General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC may have to be forced into bankruptcy by the U.S. government to assure repayment of $17.4 billion in federal... ...
Despite Federal Aid, Many Banks Fail to Revive Lending
Binyamin Appelbaum, The Washington Post: "The federal government has invested almost $200 billion in U.S. banks over the last three months to spark new lending to consumers and businesses. So far, it hasn't... ...
Let banks fail, says Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz
The Government should allow every distressed bank to go bankrupt and set up a fresh banking system under temporary state control rather than cripple the country by propping up a corrupt edifice, according... ...
Dude, where’s my $700 billion?
Salon by Mike Madden 12/17/08 Oh, for those flush days of October. This won’t be news to anyone with a 401K or without a winning lottery ticket, but even though Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has burned... ...
Anatomy of a Meltdown: Ben Bernanke and the Financial Crisis
John Cassidy, The New Yorker: A history of the lead-up to the financial crisis, closely examining the leadership of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. http://www.trut hout.org/112508D Fed Commits... ...
Treasury Scraps Original Bailout Plan as Economy Worsens
Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers: "Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's surprise announcement Wednesday that he'll shift from purchasing troubled assets under the $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan... ...
Bailed Out Banks Spend Millions Lobbying
usatoday.com — Nineteen banks taking taxpayer money from the Treasury Department have spent $32.4 million lobbying the federal government during the first nine months of this year, their lobbying disclosure... ...
After Frantic Day, Wall Street Banks Falter
Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times: "In one of the most dramatic days in Wall Street’s history, Merrill Lynch agreed to sell itself on Sunday to Bank of America for roughly $50 billion to avert a deepening... ...
The Mother of All Bailouts
Video - By Ron Paul Ron Paul talks about the bailout out of the housing industry and how it really just destroys the dollar and adds enormously to the debt. Also, slipped into the bill, was the stipulation... ...
US Lenders Freeze Home Equity Credit Lines
Gretchen Morgenson reports for the International Herald Tribune, "It was the lending institutions and mortgage originators that got the United States into this credit mess, but it is the American consumers,... ...