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TARP Watchdog Launches Audit of Bailout Contracts
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - February 9, 2010 12:32 pm EST
The Treasury Department has spent more than $159 million paying financial companies and legal firms to help the government dole out TARP funds. We at ProPublica have learned that the special inspector general for the TARP (SIGTARP), Neil Barofsky, has started an audit of how Treasury chose the companies and whether the government is being billed fairly for the work.
The audit was launched at the request of Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Coburn’s spokesman, John Hart, said a particular concern was that Treasury has redacted the … more…
Read MoreChase Denied Loan Mods for Now Forbidden Reason—Homeowners in Limbo
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - February 4, 2010 11:57 am EST
Logjam Continues for Loan Mods; Big Banks Fare Poorly, Data Show
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - January 19, 2010 8:59 am EST
Chart: Performance by Mortgage Servicers Through December 2009
by Paul Kiel and Dan Nguyen, ProPublica - January 15, 2010 5:52 pm EST
Homeowners Say Banks Not Following Rules for Loan Modifications
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - January 14, 2010 10:00 am EST
With Bank Money Returning, Bailout Burden Shifts Toward Housing
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - January 7, 2010 12:42 pm EST
Loan Mod Program Delays Even Worse for Those Struggling Not to Fall Behind
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - December 21, 2009 10:44 am EST
Bank Failure Friday: 7 Banks Go Down, 3 with No Buyer
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - December 19, 2009 1:12 pm EST
Bailout Breakdown: Losses Likely to Be Larger Than Treasury Estimates
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - December 11, 2009 12:48 pm EST
Interactive Chart Shows Breakdown of Slow-Moving Loan Mod Program
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - December 11, 2009 12:01 am EST
Homeowners Getting Blame for Lack of Loan Mods, but Evidence Points to Banks and Servicers, Too
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - December 9, 2009 1:12 pm EST
Bailout Balance Sheet (December 2009): Taxpayers’ Revenues Grow, but So Do Losses
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - December 3, 2009 10:33 am EST
AIG May Soon Lose Crown as Biggest Bailout Debtor
by Sharona Coutts and Paul Kiel, ProPublica - December 1, 2009 4:20 pm EST
Treasury Still Vague on Penalties for Loan Mod Laggards
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 30, 2009 4:28 pm EST
GM Announces It Will Pay Back Gov’t Loan … With Gov’t Money
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 16, 2009 3:39 pm EST
Regulators Seize Another Recipient of TARP ‘Healthy Bank’ Bailout
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 14, 2009 12:09 am EST
Govt’s Attempt to Push Transparency for Mortgage Mods Falls Short
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 13, 2009 9:50 am EST
The Big Gov’t Mortgage Mod Program: The Latest Numbers
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 11, 2009 10:45 am EST
Bailout: $15 Billion More to Fannie Mae (and More to Come)
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 6, 2009 12:46 pm EST
Your Bailout Update (Nov. 2009): $400 Billion Outstanding
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 4, 2009 1:30 pm EST
Taxpayers Lose $2.3 Billion with CIT Bankruptcy
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 2, 2009 11:44 am EST
Bank Failure Friday: Nine Banks, One Big Failure
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - October 31, 2009 10:26 am EST
Car Dealers Protected From New Consumer Protection Agency
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - October 27, 2009 10:19 am EST
Freddie Mac, Given Oversight of Mortgage Mod Program, Falls Down on Job
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - October 22, 2009 10:38 am EST
Four Banks in Govt’s ‘Healthy Bank’ Bailout Struggle to Survive
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - October 19, 2009 11:24 am EST
Watchdog Report Throws Cold Water on Treasury Loan Mod Celebration
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - October 9, 2009 1:25 pm EST
Adding Up the Financial Rescue: Fall Edition
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - October 2, 2009 8:49 am EST
Happy Birthday, Bailout: $390 Billion Outstanding
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - September 30, 2009 10:16 am EST
The Foreclosure ‘Rescue’ Boom on Marketplace
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - September 28, 2009 11:06 am EST
Why Authorities Haven’t Stopped the Foreclosure ‘Rescue’ Boom
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - September 24, 2009 3:58 pm EST
Bank Failure Friday: Labor Day Weekend Edition
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - September 5, 2009 9:21 am EST
FHA Faces Mounting Losses
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - September 4, 2009 9:51 am EST
Your August Bailout Update: $393 Billion Outstanding
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - September 2, 2009 10:25 am EST
Bank Failure Friday Claims Three More
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - August 29, 2009 7:34 am EST
Subprime Companies Line Up for Gov’t Mortgage Plan
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - August 26, 2009 10:47 am EST
Fed Loses Suit Over Lending Programs’ Transparency
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - August 25, 2009 9:03 am EST
$0 Billion More to Freddie
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - August 10, 2009 8:51 am EST
Bailout: $10.7 Billion More to Fannie Mae
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - August 7, 2009 9:24 am EST
GMAC Loses Billions, May Seek More Federal Aid
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - August 5, 2009 9:33 am EST
How Many Modifications Has Your Mortgage Servicer Started?
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - August 4, 2009 2:55 pm EST
Treasury Launches Shame Offensive Against Mortgage Servicers
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - August 4, 2009 10:55 am EST
The Fannie and Freddie Black Hole
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 31, 2009 8:10 am EST
Bank That Got Bailout Help From Barney Frank Is Struggling
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 30, 2009 12:02 pm EST
Do Loan Servicers Profit From Not Modifying?
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 30, 2009 9:32 am EST
Some Banks in Govt’s ‘Healthy Bank’ Bailout Are Struggling
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 29, 2009 2:30 pm EST
At Meeting, Servicers Agree to Boost Mortgage Mods
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 29, 2009 9:01 am EST
Why Isn’t the Gov’t Mortgage Program Working?
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 28, 2009 9:06 am EST
Report: FDIC Bailout Will Save Banks $24 Billion
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 27, 2009 8:10 am EST
Fed Unveils New Rules on Mortgage Lending
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 24, 2009 8:17 am EST
Wall Street on Pace to Pay Far Above 2008 Levels
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 23, 2009 8:49 am EST
Bailout: $92 Million Goes to Six Banks
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - July 22, 2009 1:25 pm EST
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Paul Kiel wrote for TPMmuckraker, Talking Points Memo’s investigative reporting blog, from 2006 to 2008. TPM’s coverage of the firings of U.S. attorneys and politicization of the Department of Justice won a George Polk Award for legal reporting.
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