cigarlover
09-21-2008, 02:00 AM
Looks like this is changing pretty fast. I mentioned earlier that no bailout of foreign companies.. Now its up to Paulson.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=ae6b6P1L8E_E&refer=home
As congressional aides and officials scrutinized the proposal, the Treasury late yesterday clarified the types of assets it would purchase. Paulson would have authority to buy home loans, mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage- related assets and, after consultation with the Federal Reserve chairman, ``other assets, as deemed necessary to effectively stabilize financial markets,'' the Treasury said in a statement.
The Treasury would also have discretion, after discussions with the Fed, to make non-U.S. financial institutions eligible under the program.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=ae6b6P1L8E_E&refer=home
As congressional aides and officials scrutinized the proposal, the Treasury late yesterday clarified the types of assets it would purchase. Paulson would have authority to buy home loans, mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage- related assets and, after consultation with the Federal Reserve chairman, ``other assets, as deemed necessary to effectively stabilize financial markets,'' the Treasury said in a statement.
The Treasury would also have discretion, after discussions with the Fed, to make non-U.S. financial institutions eligible under the program.