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#Bailout

Events indexed under #Bailout — 9 entries in the record.

9 events From Jan 7, 1980 To Oct 3, 2008 Open in filter view →
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1980 · 1 event1989 · 1 event1998 · 1 event2008 · 6 events19802008
DateEventLanesStatus
2008-10-03Congress Passes $700 Billion TARP Bailout Without Criminal Accountability Provisions
Henry Paulson · Goldman Sachs · JPMorgan Chase · Bank of America · +4
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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
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2008-09-19Paulson Authorizes AIG Bailout Benefiting Goldman Sachs
Henry Paulson · Lloyd Blankfein · Don Jester
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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
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2008-09-07Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Placed in Federal Conservatorship, $187 Billion Taxpayer Bailout
U.S. Treasury Department · Henry Paulson · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Fannie Mae · +3
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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
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1998-09-23Federal Reserve Orchestrates $3.6 Billion Bailout of Long-Term Capital Management to Prevent Systemic Collapse
William McDonough · Alan Greenspan · John Meriwether · Long-Term Capital Management · +1
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1989-08-09FIRREA Signed: $160 Billion Taxpayer Bailout of S&L Industry Fraud
George H.W. Bush · U.S. Congress · Resolution Trust Corporation · Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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1980-01-07Carter Signs Chrysler Bailout, Corporate Welfare Precedent Set
Jimmy Carter · Lee Iacocca
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