The TARP Leaves The Building Early
Via MarketWatch: The sweeping Dodd-Frank bank reform bill was amended Tuesday by a joint House-Senate conference committee to change the way the bill is funded, in order to address the objections of several key Republican senators. Under the proposal by…
Via MarketWatch: The sweeping Dodd-Frank bank reform bill was amended Tuesday by a joint House-Senate conference committee to change the way the bill is funded, in order to address the objections of several key Republican senators.
Under the proposal by Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, the projected $19 billion cost of re-regulating the financial system and paying for the possible liquidation of a large bank would be paid with unspent funds in the Troubled Asset Relief Program and by an extra premium charged to large banks by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
The amended bill will now go House and Senate for their approval. Democratic congressional leaders hope the bill can be passed this week.
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