Listen In: ProPublica Reporters on NPR
On Wednesday, ProPublica and NPR's Planet Money announced an ongoing investigation into the inner workings of Wall Street during the … more…
Wall Street on Pace to Pay Far Above 2008 Levels
The near collapse of the financial system and the massive government bailout were just bumps in the road for Wall Street, it turns … more…
Does AIG Really Need to Pay Its Counterparties in Full?
Since AIG’s bailout, the company has forked over $52 billion to Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and others who bought credit default … more…
Does AIG Really Need to Pay Its Counterparties in Full?
Since AIG's bailout, the company has forked over $52 billion to Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and others who bought credit default swa … more…
Four Banks Return Bailout Cash
March 31, 6:04 p.m.: This post has been updated.
Since October, more than $300 billion has flowed from the Treasury Department to m … more…
The Delphic Temple at Treasury: Can You Read the Signs?
Something major happened yesterday, but you might have missed it. There was no press conference. Instead, the announcement came in a … more…
Quick Picks: Stanford’s ‘Red Flags’ and Mutual Fund Bonuses
Quick Picks focuses on a select few of the day's stories from "Breaking on the Web."
The SEC might have hoped that its catch o … more…Banks Getting TARP Money Lending Less Than Other Banks
Given the current economic climate, it's not much of a surprise that the nation's banks are lending less. But here's a sad verdict on … more…
This Week in Scandals: Wall Street’s Bonus Bonanza, Gitmo’s File Fiasco and More
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…
Losses Unknown From Madoff’s ‘One Big Lie’
Bernard Madoff, a Wall Street kingpin who'd once been the chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market, was arrested yesterday. The reason, as … more…
Taxpayer Cash in Hand, Citigroup Keeps Lobbying
Should companies keep lobbying when taxpayers are footing the bill?
Citigroup seems to think so.
Its "government relations … more…
Follow the Money? Treasury Doesn’t Wanna
The Treasury Department has invested about $197 billion of the bailout money. About $49 billion more should soon be out the door (see … more…
Will Treasury’s Bailout ‘Investment’ Pay Off?
Treasury Department Secretary Hank Paulson is always careful to describe his department's activities as investments rather than spend … more…
Rahmbo’s Revolving Door: Take 3
Since Rahm Emanuel was appointed the next White House chief of staff last month, we've been retracing his previous life as an invest … more…
Treasury Rebuffs Watchdog’s Request for More Oversight of Bailout
The first big report from the Government Accountability Office on the $700 billion bailout is a pretty mild affair. Given that TARP i … more…
Bailout Oversight Chair Promises to Probe Basic Questions
In the past two and a half months since Treasury Department Secretary Hank Paulson first proposed TARP, the massive program to buy tr … more…
History of U.S. Gov’t Bailouts, Updated
And the bailouts continue. We have updated our chart to include the rescue plan for Citigroup. Because this complex bailout is no … more…
How Many Billions Will Gov’t Lose in Citi Deal?
It's tough keeping up with the bailout: the alphabet soup of last-ditch government programs and growing list of companies saved from … more…
Sweet Payoffs for Troubled Industries’ CEOs
Even as the Dow flirts with the 7,000s, not everyone is suffering. The Wall Street Journal today looks at CEOs in companies directly … more…
Bank Got Bailout, CEO Got Golden Parachute
The South Financial Group, South Carolina's largest bank, announced earlier this week that it had been approved to receive $347 milli … more…
February 26, 2010
Fed Probing Wall Street’s Potential Role in Greek Crisis Neil Irwin and Zachary A. Goldfarb, Washington Post, February 26, 2010
February 16, 2010
Wall St. Helped to Mask Debt Fueling Europe’s Crisis Louise Story, Landon Thomas Jr. and Nelson D. Schwartz, New York Times, February 16, 2010
February 11, 2010
Wall St.’s Biggest Bonuses Go to Not-So-Big Names Eric Dash, New York Times, February 11, 2010
January 22, 2010
Top Banks Waged Costly Lobbying Crusade During Financial Crisis Silla Brush, The Hill, January 22, 2010
January 05, 2010
How Wall Street Lobbyists Bought Washington Kevin Drum, Mother Jones, January 05, 2010
October 23, 2009
Magic Tricks on Corporate Books Mara Der Hovanesian, BusinessWeek, October 23, 2009
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