TARP Watchdog Launches Audit of Bailout Contracts
The Treasury Department has spent more than $159 million paying financial companies and legal firms to help the government dole … more…
TARP Watchdog Growls at Treasury over Lack of Transparency
Where has the TARP money gone? If you check out our bailout database, you’ll be able to see which companies have received … more…
How Banks Are Using Bailout Money
TARP funds were supposed to help banks increase lending, but many bailed-out banks used federal funds for other purposes says … more…
Bailout for Breakfast: TARP Lacks Fraud Protections
This is the latest from our new bailout blog. Check out our all-seeing database of the bailout billions.
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This Week in Scandals: Merrill Probes and Madoff’s Plea
Every week, we take stock of how the week unfolded for the stories we're tracking in Scandal Watch (see the right sidebar). Here is … more…
Citigroup, Bank of America Bailouts Will Get a Hard Look
Two top watchdogs over the government's financial rescue programs told senators Thursday they would examine how two troubled banks, C … more…
Report: Treasury Collects $271 Million in Dividends on Bailout
With more than $300 billion out the door, the Treasury Department's bailout program has begun to see a return on some of its investme … more…
Citi, Alone Among Banks, to Report on Use of Bailout Money
What are all those banks doing with all that taxpayer money? Well, at least with one bank, we'll have an answer.
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July 27, 2009
The War on TARP Watchdog’s Independence Glenn Greenwald, Salon (Opinion) , July 27, 2009
July 20, 2009
Bailout Overseer Says Banks Misused TARP Funds Binyamin Appelbaum, Washington Post, July 20, 2009
June 19, 2009
Timing of Treasury Department Challenge, AIG Probe Raises Concerns Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times, June 19, 2009
June 18, 2009
Dispute Grows Over TARP Chief’s Powers Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten, Los Angeles Times, June 18, 2009
April 22, 2009
Bailout Fraud Prosecutor Nets First Catch Zachary Roth, TPMMuckraker, April 22, 2009
April 21, 2009
Crimes Suspected in 20 Bailout Cases Ralph Vartabedian and Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2009
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