Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics: an interactive graphic that will mark the expansion of the central bank’s balance sheet; updated every Thursday
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A Look Inside Fed’s Balance Sheet
Wall Street Journal
Tags: Media, Tool • Federal Reserve • Transparency
Pew Financial Reform Project
Pew Economic Policy Group
Pew's Financial Reform Project is working to help Congress create a fair, competitive and stable financial system for the 21st Century. The site posts Pew reports, resources, and events, and hosts a discussion forum.
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After reviewing President Obama’s “Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation” white paper, I am sure there is one conclusion we can all agree on: the financial world is all about the acronyms.
Sure, we may be losing the OCC, OTS and PWG, but with the addition of the CFPA, FCCC, FSOC, NBS and ONI the acronym count will just keep growing. Read more »
Financial Reform GlossaryTags: Financial Regulation
Credit Easing Policy Tools
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Multiple graphic representations of assets on the Federal Reserve's balance sheet View the Graphic »
Feds to the Rescue
The Atlantic Graphic representation of the size of bailout and stimulus packages compared to other actions by the Federal Reserve to prop up the financial system View the Graphic »
Tracking the Money: Craig Jennings on Bailout Transparency
Columbia Journalism Review Colubia Journalism Review: interview with Craig Jennings of OMB Watch on transparency and accountability in the government’s economic stimulus and financial bailout programs. Watch the Interview »
Tags: Media • Nonprofit Organization • Transparency
Bailout Bank Biographies
Taxpayers for Common Sense Taxpayers for Common Sense: A compilation of concise "bank biographies" from publicly available disclosure documents housed across the government. Visit the Resource »
Tags: Explanation, Tool • TARP, Treasury • Transparency
Mapping Geographic Impact of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
SubsidyScope Map of TARP recipients that accounts for banking activity (not just bank headquarters) View the Graphic »
Tags: Map, Tool • TARP, Nonprofit Organization • Transparency
The List
Columbia Journalism Review Columbia Journalism Review: a comprehensive catalog of relevant stories produced by major business-news outlets on the lending industry and Wall Street during the run-up to the mortgage crisis Read the Post »
Tags: Analysis, Tool • News Media
Comparing Banks That Were Tested
Wall Street Journal Graphic from the Wall Street Journal enabling users to compare results of the stress tests released thus far View the Graphic »
Tags: Analysis • Stress tests, News Media
Geithner's Calendar at the New York Fed
New York Times Browse Secretary Geithner's calendar from his time as the head of the New York Fed Visit the Resource »
Tags: Media, Tool • Federal Reserve, Treasury, News Media • Transparency
Failing the Bailout: Lessons for Obama From Bush’s Failures on TARP
US PIRG US PIRG: Analysis of the bailout and proposal of a "TARP scorecard" Visit the Resource »
Tags: Analysis, Nonprofit, Report, Tool • TARP, Treasury, White House, Nonprofit Organization • Transparency
FinancialStability.gov: Decoder
Department of the Treasury Treasury: Description of frequently used terms and acronyms on FinancialStability.gov Visit the Resource »
Tags: Explanation, Tool • FSP (Financial Stability Program), TARP, Treasury • Transparency
The Geithner Calendars: As Citigroup Crashes, Meetings and Close Contacts
ProPublica ProPublica: An interactive timeline of Citibanks stock price in relation to meetings between Citibank and Federal Reserve officials Visit the Resource »
Tags: Tool • Federal Reserve, Treasury, News Media • Financial Regulation, Transparency
Treasury Promises to Un-redact TARP-related Contracts Clock
ProPublica ProPublica: Timer that keeps track (up to the second) of Treasury's promise to disclose more information in TARP-related contracts Visit the Resource »
Tags: Media, Tool • TARP, Treasury, Nonprofit Organization
The Economic Meltdown Funnies
Jobs with Justice and the Institute for Policy Studies Jobs with Justice and the Institute for Policy Studies: A comic book outlines the genesis of the economic crisis Visit the Resource »
Tags: Explanation, Media • Nonprofit Organization
Housing for America: A Roadmap Out of the Crisis
ACORN ACORN: Report suggests actions the government to address the foreclosure crisis and prevent future economic crises View the Report (.pdf) »
Tags: Analysis, Commentary • Nonprofit Organization • Mortgages
Full Searchable and Sortable Listing of TARP Transactions
OMB Watch OMB Watch: Excel file courtesy of Craig Jennings of OMB Watch View the Resource (.xls) »
Tags: Raw Data • Nonprofit Organization
Bailout Breakdown: Who's getting how much from the government
Associated Press AP: Graphic of bailout money requested in comparison to market value Visit the Resource »
Tags: Media, Tool • News Media • Transparency
Show Me the TARP Money
ProPublica ProPublica: A map of institutions receiving TARP money Visit the Resource »
Tags: Map, Tool • Nonprofit Organization • Transparency