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In places, the panel appears outright angry -- understandably -- at Treasury's stonewalling on key questions:
The Panel's fourth area of inquiry focused on what financial institutions have done with the taxpayer money they received. As indicated in question 1 above, Treasury appears to ...
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Warren Panel: Treasury Eroding Confidence It Seeks To Restore
The Hollywood Liberal —
Warren Panel: Treasury Eroding Confidence It Seeks To Restore More from the report of the Congressional Oversight Panel, chaired by Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren, on Treasury’s spending of TARP funds: First a bit of backstory. In its first report issued last month, the panel asked a series of… [image] [image] Treasury: You Never Said We Had To Make Banks More Consumer Friendly! In places, the panel appears outright angry — understandably — at Treasury’s stonewalling on key questions: The Panel’s fourth area of inquiry focused on what financial institutions have done with the taxpayer money they received. As indicated in question 1… [image] [image] The ...
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New Mexico Probe Just the Tip Of the Iceberg On Municipal Bond Scams? Ever since New Mexico governor Bill Richardson withdrew his nomination for Commerce Secretary citing an investigation into the company that obtained a contract to advise the state on bond deals, news reports have been making reference to a broader nationwide… [image] [image] Treasury: You Never Said We Had To Make Banks More Consumer Friendly! In places, the panel appears outright angry — understandably — at Treasury’s stonewalling on key questions: The Panel’s fourth area of inquiry focused on what financial institutions have done with the taxpayer money they received. As indicated in question 1… ...
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