Actor profile

Ben Bernanke

Ben Bernanke is named in 6 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 2006 to 2011.

6 events From Jun 1, 2006 To Dec 1, 2011 Open in filter view →
Activity over time Events per year
2006 · 1 event2008 · 4 events2011 · 1 event20062011
DateEventLanesStatus
2011-12-01GAO Audit Reveals Massive $16.1 Trillion in Secret Federal Reserve Crisis Loans
Federal Reserve · Ben Bernanke · Citigroup · Morgan Stanley · +5
 confirmed
2008-10-03Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Creates $700 Billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to Bail Out Wall Street Banks with Minimal Oversight or Executive Accountability Requirements, Leading to Just One Criminal Prosecution Compared to 900+ in 1980s Savings & Loan Crisis
Henry Paulson · George W. Bush · Ben Bernanke · Nancy Pelosi · +6
 confirmed
2008-09-16Federal Reserve Provides $85 Billion Emergency Loan to AIG, Eventually Growing to $182 Billion in Total Taxpayer Commitments to Bail Out Insurance Giant That Gambled on Credit Default Swaps, Followed by $165 Million in Executive Bonuses Paid to Employees Who Caused the Crisis
American International Group · Federal Reserve · Ben Bernanke · Timothy Geithner · +3
 confirmed
2008-09-15Lehman Brothers Files Largest Bankruptcy in U.S. History with $639 Billion in Assets After Government Refuses Bailout, Creating Arbitrary 'Too Big to Fail' Enforcement Where Bear Stearns and AIG Were Rescued But Lehman Was Allowed to Collapse, Triggering Global Financial Panic
Lehman Brothers · Richard Fuld · Henry Paulson · Ben Bernanke · +3
 confirmed
2008-03-16Bear Stearns Collapse and Federal Reserve-Facilitated Fire Sale to JPMorgan with $29 Billion Taxpayer Guarantee Establishes 'Too Big to Fail' Precedent with Zero Criminal Prosecutions Despite Fraud-Driven Collapse
Bear Stearns · JPMorgan Chase · Federal Reserve Bank of New York · Ben Bernanke · +3
 confirmed
2006-06-01Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates to 5.25%, Triggering Payment Shock for Subprime Borrowers
Federal Reserve · Ben Bernanke · Subprime borrowers · Mortgage lenders
 confirmed

Network neighbors

23 other actors share an event
Federal Reserve 4× shared Henry Paulson 4× shared JPMorgan Chase 3× shared Timothy Geithner 3× shared U.S. Treasury Department 3× shared Bank of America 2× shared Citigroup 2× shared Goldman Sachs 2× shared 110th Congress 1× shared American International Group 1× shared Bear Stearns 1× shared Bernie Sanders 1× shared Edward Liddy 1× shared Federal Reserve Bank of New York 1× shared George W. Bush 1× shared Jamie Dimon 1× shared Lehman Brothers 1× shared Morgan Stanley 1× shared Mortgage lenders 1× shared Nancy Pelosi 1× shared Paul Volcker 1× shared Richard Fuld 1× shared Subprime borrowers 1× shared