Taking Stock of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)


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The financial crisis that gripped the U.S. in 2008 was unprecedented in type and magnitude. It began with an asset bubble in housing, expanded in the sub-prime mortgage crisis, escalated into a severe freeze-up of the inter-bank lending market, and culminated in intervention by the U.S. and other industrialised countries to rescue their banking systems. The centrepiece of the federal government's response to the financial crisis was the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), which authorised the Treasury Secretary to establish the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and created the Congressional Oversight Panel to oversee the TARP. This book examines the Congressional Oversight Panel's assessment of TARPS's progress at the end of its first full year existence, and reviews what TARP has accomplished to date and explores where it has fallen short.




Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)


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October 3, 2010 marked the second anniversary of the creation of TARP and the end of the authority to make new financial commitments. The government now has recovered most of the investments it made in the banks. Taxpayers will likely earn a profit on the investments the government made in banks and AIG, with TARP losses limited to investments in the auto industry and housing programs. Contents of this report: TARP Overview; Stabilization of the Financial Markets; TARP Program Descriptions; Retrospective on the TARP Housing Initiatives; Executive Compensation; U.S. Government as a Shareholder; Accountability and Transparency. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.




Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)


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In October 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 established the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which authorizes the Department of the Treasury to purchase or insure troubled assets as a way to promote stability in financial markets. Section 202 of that legislation requires a report on those transactions This is the third statutory report on TARP¿s transactions. Charts and tables.




Taking Stock


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Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)


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The recent financial crisis resulted in a wide-ranging fed. response that included infusing capital into several major corp. TARP has been the primary vehicle for most of these actions. The gov¿t. is a shareholder in AIG, Citigroup, Chrysler, and GM, among others. As market conditions have become less volatile, the gov¿t. has been considering how best to manage these investments and ultimately divest them. This testimony discusses: (1) the gov¿t¿s. approach to past crisis and challenges unique to the current crisis; (2) the principles guiding the Treasury¿s implementation of its authorities and mechanisms for managing its investments; and (3) preliminary views on the fed. government¿s monitoring and management of its investments.




Taking Stock


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Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program


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In Oct. 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 established the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which authorizes the Dept. of the Treasury to purchase or insure troubled assets as a way to promote stability in financial markets. This report on the TARP¿s transactions follows the report that the Office of Mgmt. and Budget (OMB) submitted on Feb. 1, 2010. Contents: (1) Transactions of the TARP: Capital Purchases and Other Support for Financial Institutions; Financial Assistance to Automobile Manufacturers and Related Businesses; Investment Partnerships; Grants to Mitigate Foreclosures; (2) Pending TARP Transactions; (3) Comparison of CBO¿s and OMB¿s Estimates; (4) Changes from CBO¿s January Estimates. Charts and tables.




Troubled Asset Relief Program


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On Oct. 3, 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act was signed into law. The act established the Office of Financial Stability (OFS) and authorized the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). This report reviews: (1) the activities that have been undertaken through TARP as of Nov. 25, 2008; (2) the structure of OFS, its use of contractors, and its system of internal controls; and (3) preliminary indicators of TARP¿s performance. Plans are to continue to monitor these and other issues including future and ongoing capital purchases, other transactions undertaken as part of TARP (e.g., capital purchases in Citigroup and AIG), and the status of other aspects of TARP. Includes recommendations. Tables and graphs.