Economic Recovery Measures

On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional bank ( Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida) for a cost to the FDIC of around...

A number of very interesting and relevant government reports have come out this week. Check them out: GAO: Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data...

UPDATE: Treasury Secretary Geithner testified on Nov. 19 before the Joint Economic Committee, stating that "we are winding [TARP] down and will close...

Several executives from General Electric and Bank of America Merrill Lynch said early this week in a BofA Merrill Lynch webcast that they see Congress...

On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional three banks ( Pacific Coast National Bank, Orion Bank, Century Bank) for a...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times applauds the House and Senate Finance bills for...

The FDIC has just adopted a rule to require banks to pay at the end of 2009 the amount they would owe the FDIC for insurance premiums over the next...

This morning, a Wall Street Journal article reported that the White House intends to use some of the remaining TARP cash for deficit reduction, while...

In a recent report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), mid-year budget shortfalls, totaling $16 billion or 4 percent of these...

On Friday, the President signed into law a bill to extend several notable provisions under February's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bill...

Yesterday, the Treasury announced that the Capital Assistance Program (CAP), one of TARP’s several programs, will close, having made no investments...

On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional five banks ( United Commercial Bank, Gateway Bank of St. Louis, Propseran...