TARP IG Reports Underscore Need for Better Transparency in Financial Bailout

Two recent reports by the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), Neil Barofsky, provide useful information and stand in sharp contrast to the Treasury Department's attempt to provide comparable transparency for the program, also known as TARP. One report clearly presents existing TARP information, while the other supplies new data that Treasury should be providing. In both cases, the reports highlight changes Treasury ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 29, 2009 - 3:43 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 29, 2009

The largely secretive TARP funds get some recommendations for transparency here.

Treasury should restructure the entire FinancialStability.gov site, such that TARP information is more readily accessible and clearly presents ... More »

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