Comments on: Billions in Bank Rescue Funds are Fueling Buyout Deals, and not the Increase in Loans That Would Help Ease the Financial Crisis

By: Obama’s New Stimulus Plan May Be the Needle That Pops the Treasury-Bond Bubble

Obama’s New Stimulus Plan May Be the Needle That Pops the Treasury-Bond Bubble — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:36:09 +0000

[...] Money Morning Investigative Report on the Bank Bailouts (Part II): Billions in Bank Rescue Funds are Fueling Buyout Deals, and not the Increase in Loans That Would Hel…. [...]

By: For the U.S. Economy in the New Year, the Pain Will Precede the Promise

For the U.S. Economy in the New Year, the Pain Will Precede the Promise — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:14:49 +0000

[...] Because of a lack of transparency into the balance sheets of borrowers holding such complex and illiquid securities as collateralized debt obligations, credit-default swaps, and non-performing loans, and because of increasing recessionary fears affecting businesses and households, lenders don't want to increase their loan exposure. Banks are holding onto the cash and liquid securities they control, using them as a cushion against their own potential losses. The U.S. Treasury Department's direct-to-bank capital injections do not alter these banking realities. In fact, as a Money Morning investigative story recently demonstrated, instead of using these taxpayer-provided infusions to increase their lending, these banks are using the money to finance takeover deals. [...]

By: Bank of America

Bank of America — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:00:16 +0000

[...] Money Morning Investigative Series: Billions in Bank Rescue Funds are Fueling Buyout Deals, and not the Increase in Loans That Would He…. [...]

By: Bank of America to Boost Stake in China’s No. 2 Bank

Bank of America to Boost Stake in China’s No. 2 Bank — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:40:37 +0000

[...] Money Morning Investigative Series: Billions in Bank Rescue Funds are Fueling Buyout Deals, and not the Increase in Loans That Would He…. [...]

By: Obama Administration Must Revive "Shadow Financial System" to Revive U.S. Banks

Obama Administration Must Revive "Shadow Financial System" to Revive U.S. Banks — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:37:54 +0000

[...] Money Morning Investigative Report on the Bank Bailouts (Part II): Billions in Bank Rescue Funds are Fueling Buyout Deals, and not the Increase in Loans That Would Hel…. [...]

By: War on the Home Front | TARP Bailout Funds Being Used to Buy Other Banks, Not Lend to Consumers

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:47:14 +0000

[...] While the Treasury Department’s investment of more than $250 billion in U.S. financial institutions has been billed as a strategy that will bolster the health of the banking system and also jump-start lending, buyout deals such as these three show that the recapitalization plan has actually had a much different result – one that’s left whipsawed U.S. investors and lawmakers alike feeling burned, an ongoing Money Morning investigation continues to show. [...]

By: TARP Bailout Funds Being Used to Buy Other Banks, Not Lend to Consumers « War on the Home Front

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:07:20 +0000

By: Congressional Watchdog Criticizes Treasury for Failing to Track $350 Billion in Bank Bailout Money

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:43:38 +0000

[...] Money Morning Investigative Report on the Bank Bailouts (Part II): Billions in Bank Rescue Funds are Fueling Buyout Deals, and not the Increase in Loans That Would Hel…. [...]

By: Jutia Group - Market Jitters & Political Critters

Jutia Group - Market Jitters & Political Critters — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:07:29 +0000

[...] Money Morning Investigative Report on the Bank Bailouts (Part II): Billions in Bank Rescue Funds are Fueling Buyout Deals, and not the Increase in Loans That Would Hel…. [...]

By: Small Banks Getting Short End of Tarp Bat « ::BROADCATCHING::

Small Banks Getting Short End of Tarp Bat « ::BROADCATCHING:: — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:20:56 +0000