Obama aides: Wall Street shouldn’t fight reform

Wall Street needs to focus more on helping Main Street than self-enrichment, two of President Obama’s top advisers said.

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The Fed’s $2.2 trillion fire hose

The Federal Reserve threw a lot of money at the crisis to get the gears of the economy turning again, but it may soon be time to collect on the bill.

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Bailout cop: Treasury fibbed to save economy

A government watchdog says federal officials weren’t entirely honest with the public about the health of the first 9 financial firms that got federal bailouts, according to a report released Monday.

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TARP: Taxpayers on the hook for $200 billion

Taxpayers stand to lose between $100 billion and $200 billion on TARP — Treasury’s $700 billion financial market bailout.

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Ex AIG chief in regulators’ sights

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Kicking the bailout habit

Washington gets another chance to kick the bailout habit this week, when regulators consider the fate of a subsidy that has been good to smaller banks.

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How Obama’s transparency promise holds up

The Obama administration pledged unprecedented transparency in its accounting of the $700 billion bank and auto bailouts (TARP) and the $787.2 billion Recovery Act. A lot of information has been made public but there are some key details where the transparency falls far short

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Regulators: CIT, heal thyself

CIT, the small business lender whose bid for fresh bailout money recently was rebuffed, got another rap on the knuckles from regulators.

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General Electric comes clean

When General Electric paid $50 million last week to settle civil fraud charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we may have witnessed a turning point for the company. While the settlement vindicated critics who have long claimed that GE pushes the accounting envelope, it also showcased moves the company has made to become more transparent and open

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AIG’s new CEO inherits a mess

Welcome to AIG, Bob Benmosche.

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AIG’s new CEO inherits a mess

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