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ARTICLE · 24 OCTOBER 2008

Preliminary Analysis - TARP Capital Purchase And FDIC Temporary

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On October 14, 2008, Treasury Secretary Paulson and FDIC Chair Bair announced the TARP Capital Purchase Program and the FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guaranty Program.

United StatesFinance and Banking
Robert Klingler
Robert Klingler
Walter Moeling IV
Walter Moeling IV
Kathryn Knudson
Kathryn Knudson

Liquidity Guaranty Programs

On October 14, 2008, Treasury Secretary Paulson and FDIC Chair Bair announced the TARP Capital Purchase Program and the FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guaranty Program. The initial press releases regarding the programs can be found at the following links:

(Note that additional information about each program can be found by clicking the embedded links at the foot of each press release.)

Further clarification from the Treasury Department, the FDIC and the other federal banking regulators will likely clarify many issues with the TARP Capital Purchase and Liquidity Guaranty programs. However, our preliminary analysis for community banks of selected issues follows:

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