Download or read book Federal Financial Assistance Preliminary Observations on Assistance Provided to AIG written by Orice M. Williams and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Board of Governors of the Fed. Reserve System and the Dept. of the Treasury have made available over $182 billion in assistance to American International Group (AIG) to prevent its failure. However, questions have been raised about the goals of the assistance and how it is being monitored. Also, because AIG is generally known for its insurance operations, questions exist about the effect of the assistance on certain insurance markets. This statement provides preliminary findings on: (1) the goals and monitoring of fed. assistance to AIG and challenges to AIG¿s repayment of the assistance; and (2) the potential effects of the fed. assistance on the U.S. commercial property/casualty insurance market. Illustrations.
Download or read book Federal Financial Assistance written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-19 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal Financial Assistance: Preliminary Observations on Assistance Provided to AIG
Download or read book The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report written by Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report, published by the U.S. Government and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in early 2011, is the official government report on the United States financial collapse and the review of major financial institutions that bankrupted and failed, or would have without help from the government. The commission and the report were implemented after Congress passed an act in 2009 to review and prevent fraudulent activity. The report details, among other things, the periods before, during, and after the crisis, what led up to it, and analyses of subprime mortgage lending, credit expansion and banking policies, the collapse of companies like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the federal bailouts of Lehman and AIG. It also discusses the aftermath of the fallout and our current state. This report should be of interest to anyone concerned about the financial situation in the U.S. and around the world.THE FINANCIAL CRISIS INQUIRY COMMISSION is an independent, bi-partisan, government-appointed panel of 10 people that was created to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." It was established as part of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. The commission consisted of private citizens with expertise in economics and finance, banking, housing, market regulation, and consumer protection. They examined and reported on "the collapse of major financial institutions that failed or would have failed if not for exceptional assistance from the government."News Dissector DANNY SCHECHTER is a journalist, blogger and filmmaker. He has been reporting on economic crises since the 1980's when he was with ABC News. His film In Debt We Trust warned of the economic meltdown in 2006. He has since written three books on the subject including Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity (Cosimo Books, 2008), and The Crime Of Our Time: Why Wall Street Is Not Too Big to Jail (Disinfo Books, 2011), a companion to his latest film Plunder The Crime Of Our Time. He can be reached online at www.newsdissector.com.
Download or read book The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report written by United States. Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2010 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: and the use of credit ratings in the securitization markets; lending practices and securitization, including the originate-to-distribute model for extending credit and transferring risk; affiliations between insured depository institutions and securities, insurance, and other types of nonbanking companies; the concept that certain institutions are 'too-big-to-fail' and its impact on market expectations; corporate governance, including the impact of company conversions from partnerships to corporations; compensation structures; changes in compensation for employees of financial companies, as compared to compensation for others with similar skill sets in the labor market; the legal and regulatory structure of the United States housing market; derivatives and unregulated financial products and practices, including credit default swaps; short-selling; financial institution reliance on numerical models,
Download or read book The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report Authorized Edition written by Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive report on what caused America's economic meltdown and who was responsible. The financial and economic crisis has touched the lives of millions of Americans who have lost their jobs and their homes, but many have little understanding of how it happened. Now, in this very accessible report, readers can get the facts. Formed in May 2009, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) is a panel of 10 commissioners with experience in business, regulations, economics, and housing, chosen by Congress to explain what happened and why it happened. This panel has had subpoena power that enabled them to interview people and examine documents that no reporter had access to. The FCIC has reviewed millions of pages of documents, and interviewed more than 600 leaders, experts, and participants in the financial markets and government regulatory agencies, as well as individuals and businesses affected by the crisis. In the tradition of The 9/11 Commission Report, "The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report" will be a comprehensive book for the lay reader, complete with a glossary, charts, and easy-to-read diagrams, and a timeline that includes important events. It will be read by policy makers, corporate executives, regulators, government agencies, and the American people.
Download or read book AIG Bonuses written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financial Assistance written by Orice Williams Brown and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The recent financial crisis resulted in a wide-ranging federal response that included providing assistance to several major corp. As a result of actions under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and others, the government was a shareholder in the Amer. International Group; Bank of Amer.; Citigroup; Chrysler; General Motors; Ally Financial/GMAC; and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This report: (1) describes the government¿s ownership interest and evaluates the extent of government involvement in these companies; (2) discusses the government¿s management and monitoring of its investments and exit strategies; and (3) identifies lessons learned from the federal actions. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Troubled Asset Relief Program Status of Government Assistance Provided to AIG written by Gene L. Dodaro and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 7th report on TARP focuses on the initial assistance the gov¿t. provided to Amer. International Group, Inc. (AIG) ¿ an org. with over 200 co. operating in over 130 countries and jurisdictions and $830 billion in assets ¿ in Sept. 2008 and the restructuring of that assistance in Nov. 2008 and March 2009. The unfolding crisis threatened the stability of the U.S. banking system and the solvency of a number of financial institutions, including AIG. This report describes: (1) the basis for the fed. assistance; (2) the nature and type of assistance and steps intended to protect the government¿s interest; and (3) selected indicators of the status of fed. assistance and AIG¿s financial condition. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important report.
Download or read book American International Group s Impact on the Global Economy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Reserve System Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Policies and Processes for Managing Emergency Assistance written by Orice Williams Brown and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act directed the author to conduct a one-time audit of the emergency loan programs and other assistance authorized by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) during the recent financial crisis. This report examines the emergency actions taken by the FRB from Dec. 1, 2007, through July 21, 2010. For each of these actions, the objectives included a review of: (1) the basis and purpose for its authorizaiton, as well as accounting and financial reporting internal contrls; (2) the use, selection, and payment of vendors; (3) management of conflicts of interest; (4) policies in place to secure loan repayment; and (5) the treatment of program participants. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Troubled Asset Relief Program The Government s Exposure to AIG Following the Company s Recapitalization written by Thomas J. McCool and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assistance provided by the Dept. of the Treasury under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), and the Federal Reserve to Amer. International Group, Inc. (AIG) represented one of the federal government's largest investments in a private sector institution. AIG is a holding co. that engages in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the U.S. and abroad. This report updates a set of indicators last reported in Jan. 2011. Specifically, it discusses: (1) trends in the financial condition of AIG and its insurance companies; (2) the status of the government's exposure to AIG; and (3) trends in the unwinding of AIG Financial Products. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.
Download or read book Troubled Asset Relief Program Status of Programs and Implementation of GAO Recommendations written by Orice Williams Brown and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was implemented, GAO has issued more than 40 reports containing more than 60 recommendations to the Treasury Dept. (Treasury). This report assesses the status of Treasury's implementation of these recommendations and current condition of TARP. Specifically, this report provides info. on; (1) the condition and status of active TARP programs; (2) Treasury's progress in implementing an effective management structure, including staffing for the Office of Financial Stability (OFS), overseeing contractors, and establishing a comprehensive system of internal control; and (3) trends in the status of key relevant economic indicators. Illus. A print on demand report.
Download or read book Troubled Asset Relief Program written by Gene L. Dodaro and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) follows up on prior recommendations. It also reviews: (1) activities that had been initiated or completed under TARP as of June 12, 2009; (2) the Department of the Treasury's Office of Financial Stability's (OFS) hiring efforts and use of contractors; and (3) TARP performance indicators. To do this, the author reviewed signed agreements and other relevant documentation and met with officials from OFS, contractors, and financial regulators. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States Revised Corrected Copy written by Phil Angelides and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 1001 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the most significant financial crisis since the Great Depression, the President signed into law on May 20, 2009, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, creating the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The Commission was established to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." The 10 members of the bi-partisan Commission, prominent private citizens with significant experience in banking, market regulation, taxation, finance, economics, housing, and consumer protection, were appointed by Congress on July 15, 2009. The Chair, Phil Angelides, and Vice Chair, Bill Thomas, were selected jointly by the House and Senate Majority and Minority Leadership.The FCIC is charged with conducting a comprehensive examination of 22 specific and substantive areas of inquiry related to the financial crisis. Some of these areas include: fraud and abuse in the financial sector, including fraud and abuse towards consumers in the mortgage sector; Federal and State financial regulators, including the extent to which they enforced, or failed to enforce statutory, regulatory, or supervisory requirements; the global imbalance of savings, international capital flows, and fiscal imbalances of various governments; monetary policy and the availability and terms of credit; accounting practices, including, mark-to-market and fair value rules, and treatment of off-balance sheet vehicles; tax treatment of financial products and investments; credit rating agencies in the financial system, including, reliance on credit ratings by financial institutions and Federal financial regulators, the use of credit ratings in financial regulation, and the use of credit ratings in the securitization markets; lending practices and securitization, including the originate-to-distribute model for extending credit and transferring risk; and more The Commission is called upon to examine the causes of major financial institutions which failed, or were likely to have failed, had they not received exceptional government assistance.In its work, the Commission is authorized to hold hearings; issue subpoenas either for witness testimony or documents; and refer to the Attorney General or the appropriate state Attorney General any person who may have violated U.S. law in relation to the financial crisis.
Download or read book Troubled Asset Relief Program TARP written by Orice Williams Brown and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assistance provided by the Dept. of the Treasury under TARP, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to Amer. International Group, Inc. (AIG) represents one of the federal government's largest investments in a private-sector institution since the financial crisis began in 2008. AIG is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, engaged in a broad range of insurance and insurance related activities in the U.S. and abroad. This report discusses: (1) trends in AIG's financial condition; (2) trends in the unwinding of AIG Financial Products and the financial condition of AIG's insurance companies; and (3) the status of the government's exposure to AIG. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book An Update on the TARP Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Money and Banks in the American Political System written by Kathryn C. Lavelle and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-14 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavelle argues that the political sources of instability in finance derive from the intersection of market innovation and regulatory arbitrage.
