US Plans Recapitalization Plan For Financial Firms

11 Oct, 2008  |  Written by clipmonkey  |  under Treasury
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US Plans Recapitalization Plan For Financial Firms

As the financial crisis threatens to spiral out of control, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is taking extraordinary steps through the extensive authority granted to him under emergency rescue legislation.

US Plans Recapitalization Plan For Financial Firms

As the financial crisis threatens to spiral out of control, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is taking extraordinary steps through the extensive authority granted to him under emergency rescue legislation.

Henry Paulson
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Henry Paulson

With the legislation’s main mechanism—an auction system to purchase bad mortgage-based securities—still weeks away from implementation, Paulson now plans to make big capital injections into large financial institutions and get equity in return.

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  1. admin  |  October 13th, 2008 at 8:58 pm #

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