Tag Archive: TARP

Rep. Frank Extends Communication Ban on Former Staffer Turned Lobbyist

by Paul Blumenthal Sep 21, 2009 4:11 pm

Michael Paese used to be the chief of staff to Finance Committee Chair Barney Frank until he took a job... View Article

Treasury Releases TARP Lobbying Rules

by Daniel Schuman Sep 11, 2009 12:45 pm

According to the Hill, yesterday the Treasury Department released its rules regarding “Communications With Registered Lobbyists And Other Persons About... View Article

Former Treasury Official Thought TARP Lobbyist Rules Were Political

by Paul Blumenthal Sep 1, 2009 2:16 pm

Not sure what I think about this, but former TARP czar Neil Kashkari, appointed under President Bush, told the TARP... View Article

Are the Inspector General’s Financial Bailout Recommendations Out of Date?

by Daniel Schuman Aug 20, 2009 1:59 pm

Earlier this month, the Inspector General responsible for overseeing the government’s bailout of the financial sector released an audit of... View Article

They Don’t Call It TARP For Nothing

by Paul Blumenthal Jul 20, 2009 4:31 pm

You can’t see under it. While we might be a bit concerned about Recovery.gov’s reporting practice for a bunch of... View Article

Weekly Media Roundup – May 1, 2009

by Mike Smith May 1, 2009 12:44 pm

Here are a few of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and grantees from this week:... View Article

Draping Transparency Over the TARP

by Paul Blumenthal Apr 29, 2009 11:32 am

Since the passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 authorized the $700 billion bailout of the financial sector... View Article

Bank Employees Stop Giving to Campaigns?

by Ellen Miller Apr 27, 2009 5:04 pm

Here’s a man bites dog story. The Washington Independent has reported that banker employees have turned off the cash spigot... View Article

Examiner calls for more transparency in TARP

by Bill Allison

investigations

Apr 16, 2009 5:33 pm

They mention Anu's report of how difficult it was just to get the names of the folks manning the TARP desk. The editorial is here. Key passage:

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Who’s manning the TARP desk?

by Anu Narayanswamy

investigations

Apr 10, 2009 5:54 pm

Less than half a dozen people are responsible for making the final decisions about which banks get part of the $700 billion in bailout money available through the Troubled Asset Relief Program, according to Department of Treasury officials. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request made by the Sunlight Foundation in January for the members of the TARP Investment Committee, a FOIA officer recently responded with just four names, including Assistant Secretary, Neel Kashkari; Chief Investment Officer, James Lambright; Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets, Karthik Ramanathan and Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, Ralph Monaco, all holdovers ...