Treasury Department, Public domain
Person
Henry Paulson
U.S. Treasury Secretary during the crisis of 2008.
- Also known as
- Henry M. Paulson, Hank Paulson
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Connections 3
head of
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Primary record 1
involved in
- Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Primary record 2
- Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Primary record 1
Proof 2 sources
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Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on Treasury and FHFA Action to Protect Financial Markets and Taxpayers (hp-1129), U.S. Department of the Treasury, 7 Sep 2008.
Primary record
I support the Director’s decision as necessary and appropriate and had advised him that conservatorship was the only form in which I would commit taxpayer money to the GSEs.
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report (final report incl. dissenting statements), Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.
Primary record
At 8:00 A.M., Barclays CEO John Varley and President Robert Diamond told Paulson, Geithner, and Cox that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) had declined to approve the deal.
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- Add the stories of the bomb and the crash of 20087f68c15
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