Federal Reserve and Government Agency Links

»	The Orderly Liquidation of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. under the Dodd-Frank Act, from FDIC Quarterly Vol. 5, No. 2, 2011
»	U.S. Senate, Majority and Minority staff Report Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, by Senator Carl Levin and Senator Tom Coburn: Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: Anatomy of a Financial Collapse
»	Study of the Effects of Size and Complexity of Financial Institutions on Capital Market Efficiency and Economic Growth
»	Financial Crisis Inquiry Report: Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States
»	The Federal Reserve’s Section 13(3) Lending Facilities to Support Overall Market Liquidity: Function, Status, and Risk Management.
»	Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
»	Federal Reserve Board: Credit and Liquidity Programs
»	St. Louis Fed: Foreclosure Resource Center
»	New York Fed: Forms of Federal Reserve Lending to Financial Institutions
»	FDIC Failed Bank List

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Keeping Track of
the Financial Crisis

James Bullard speaks on the origins of the financial crisis:

»	"What Challenges Do We Face for Regulatory Reform?" June 15, 2009. Video | Transcript
»	"Did the Fed Leave Interest Rates Too Low for Too Long?" June 11, 2009. Video | Transcript
»	"What Happened?" June 9, 2009. Video | Transcript

Frequently Asked Questions about the Financial Crisis

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Recent News

Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke and Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Dudley respond to questions from the Congressional Oversight Panel about the Term Asset-Backed Loan Facility (TALF), explaining in detail the rationale and operation of the TALF.

The General Accounting Office (GAO) releases a report on the status of efforts to address transparency and accountability issues for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The report provides information about the nature and purpose of TARP funding through March 27, 2009, the performance of the Treasury Department's Office of Financial Stability, and TARP performance indicators.

The U.S. Treasury Department announces an extension of its temporary Money Market Funds Guarantee Program through September 18, 2009. This program will continue to provide coverage to shareholders up to the amount held in participating money market funds as of the close of business on September 19, 2008. The Program currently covers over $3 trillion of combined fund assets and was scheduled to end on April 30, 2009.

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