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BofA Takes Another $20B Bailout on $10B Merrill Loss

Crippled by unforeseen losses and falling stock price, B of A puts its hand out. Again.

(Newser) - Bank of America, sucker-punched by unforeseen losses from its takeover of Merrill Lynch, received another injection of $20 billion from the Treasury, the Wall Street Journal reports, bringing the total cost of BofA’s bailout to $45 billion. BofA’s shares shed 40% of their value in the past seven...

Senate Releases TARP Funds
 Senate Releases TARP Funds  
Jan 15, 2009 5:14 PM CST

Senate Releases TARP Funds

(Newser) - The Senate agreed to let loose the remaining TARP funds today by a relatively slim margin, the Hill reports. The 52-42 vote means Obama should have access to the $350 billion about a week after he takes office. The House hasn't voted yet, but the TARP legislation requires only one...

Banks Lining Up for More Rescue Funds

Experts are saying 2009 is looking like a tougher year for banks than 2008 was

(Newser) - US banks are poised to release a new round of losses in the coming weeks that show just how deeply submerged in red ink the industry still is—as this year begins to look worse for banks than last, the Washington Post reports. Pressure is mounting for more injections of...

Bailout Hasn't Failed, But Banks Need More

(Newser) - The Wall Street bailout has not failed, but it hasn’t worked yet, either, as evidenced by the renewed call from Barack Obama and the Fed to release more TARP funds, the New York Times reports. Banks that received bailout funds are clamoring for more to stabilize their finances, but...

Obama Will Get Next $350B, Pelosi Signals

Speaker sees close vote on authorizing remaining bailout funds

(Newser) - Barack Obama will get the $350 billion in bailout funds he’s asking for, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated today on ABC’s Good Morning America. The Democrat didn’t explicitly guarantee victory in what’s expected to be a close vote, but said she believed Obama would get the...

Quit Griping About Bailout: It's Working
 Quit Griping About 
 Bailout: It's Working 
OPINION
Jan 14, 2009 11:18 AM CST

Quit Griping About Bailout: It's Working

Was it fair? Nope, but who cares?

(Newser) - Critics of the Treasury’s $700 billion bailout—and there are so many of them these days—grouse that it’s done nothing but line the pockets of undeserving bankers. “Maybe I’m missing something,” writes Steven Pearlstein of the Washington Post, “but I don’t see...

Citi, Morgan Stanley Merge Brokerages

(Newser) - Rumors of Citigroup’s plan to merge its brokerage unit with that of Morgan Stanley have proven true, as both companies’ boards approved the move today, CNBC reports. Morgan Stanley will control 51% of the joint venture between its operation and Citi’s Smith Barney. Observers see Stanley’s option...

Bush, Obama Call for 2nd TARP $350B

(Newser) - President Bush and Barack Obama asked Congress today to release the remaining $350 billion in TARP funds to prop up the troubled US financial system. The White House said Bush acted on a request from the president-elect, who takes office next week. Congress may vote on the request as early...

In Last Presser, Bush Hotly Defends Record, Owns Regrets

President doesn't indulge in self-pity in final news conference

(Newser) - In what he called the “ultimate exit interview,” President Bush defended his record and the talents of his team, dismissed his critics, acknowledged some mistakes, and had words of advice for his successor. In a wide-ranging, emotional, and occasionally poignant farewell press conference, Bush said it wasn’t...

Bush Plays Hardball to Get Remaining Bailout Funds

President plans request for $350B, threatens veto if Congress demurs

(Newser) - President Bush and President-Elect Obama both want the second half of the $700 billion in bailout funds released, and if Congress votes against it, whichever one is in office has the right to veto their "no" vote, the Washington Post reports. With many lawmakers opposing the measure, the two...

Report Rips TARP Strategy (or Lack Thereof)

Failure to track funds or evaluate effectiveness troubles panel

(Newser) - So much for transparency. A blistering draft report being issued by a congressional oversight panel today says Treasury has failed to reveal its strategy for stabilizing the financial system and failed to answer questions asked by the watchdog group, the Wall Street Journal reports. But worse still, it’s done...

$173B Later, Taxpayers Still Can't Get a Loan
$173B Later, Taxpayers
Still Can't Get a Loan
ANALYSIS
Jan 6, 2009 10:09 AM CST

$173B Later, Taxpayers Still Can't Get a Loan

Consumer credit remains frozen, even at banks flush with bailout funds

(Newser) - Though US taxpayers own $172.5 billion of shares and warrants in 208 financial institutions, most of them still can’t get a loan. Interbank lending rates have fallen since TARP funds have been paid out, but consumer lending remains tight and average credit card rates are virtually unchanged from...

GMAC Grabs $6B Federal Lifeline

Government uses bailout funds used to buy stake in auto finance giant

(Newser) - The federal government is dishing out a $6 billion bailout to keep auto financing giant GMAC afloat, the New York Times reports. The Treasury Department will spend $5 billion to buy a stake in the former General Motors subsidiary, and will loan GM a further billion so the company can...

Dow Gains 47 in Light Trading
 Dow Gains 47 in Light Trading 
MARKETS
Dec 26, 2008 3:29 PM CST

Dow Gains 47 in Light Trading

Dow up 47; GM advances after GMAC decision

(Newser) - Stocks edged higher today on very thin post-holiday trading volume, with energy firms seeing a boost from crude-oil prices that broke a 4-day losing streak, MarketWatch reports. The Dow gained 47.07 to close at 8,515.55. The Nasdaq climbed 5.34, settling at 1,530.24, and the...

Bailed-Out Bank Execs Made $1.6B Last Year

Execs made average of $2.6 million; Merrill Lynch CEO made $83 million

(Newser) - Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year, an AP analysis reveals. Benefits at bailed-out institutions like Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and JPMorgan Chase included cash bonuses, stock options, personal use of company jets and chauffeurs,...

White House Mulls Automaker Bankruptcies

Feds would offer support in giving automakers 'soft landing'

(Newser) - The Bush administration is considering “orderly” bankruptcies as one way to help General Motors and Chrysler, the New York Times reports. The government could support the companies while working on the terms of federal protection, providing what the White House calls a “soft landing.” With the possibility...

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