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alephblog.com - 21 days ago
My Visit to the US Treasury, Part 3
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Going back to bank stress-testing for a moment, one interesting thing that a Treasury official said at the meeting was that unemployment did not have a big effect on foreclosures. Unemployment has a big effect on credit card defaults, but not foreclosures. I disagree. As a multi-purpose ...
interfluidity.com - 21 days ago
Sympathy for the Treasury
— interfluidity.com — It worked! Officials pointed to a lot of good news in terms of visible cash flows associated... with TARP and the various assistance programs. They claimed that since the Obama administration has taken office, more money has come back than has been put ... (more) Sympathy for the Treasury

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nakedcapitalism.com - 23 days ago
Curious Meeting at Treasury Department
— nakedcapitalism.com — The Treasury invited a small group of bloggers for a “discussion” with senior officials on Monday. Initially,... the meeting was to be background, which is a sort of journalistic “FYI but you can’t use it” but we were told ... (more) Curious Meeting at Treasury Department

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baselinescenario.com - 20 days ago
Treasury and the Blogs
— baselinescenario.com — On Monday the Treasury Department (various officials, including Geithner, in shifts) had an informal meeting with eight... prominent finance or economics bloggers. I’ve only read the accounts by Tyler Cowen , Steve Waldman , and Yves Smith ; Waldman names all of them and links to other ... (more) Treasury and the Blogs

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