Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP): Implementation and Status

Webel, Baird

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Finance;    Financial crises;    Economic policy;    Economic stabilization;    Government regulation;   

RP-ID  :  R41427
RP-ID  :  R41427_2012May18

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was created by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act1 (EESA) enacted on October 3, 2008, to address the ongoing financial crisis. This report provides a brief outline of the programs created under TARP, recent changes made by Congress, and a summary of the current status and estimated costs of the program. It also provides an Appendix that contains detailed discussions of the individual TARP programs. This report will be updated as warranted by market and legislative events.