Hank Paulson
Financial regulators: one, two, maybe a few?
As Jamaica moves to introduce the ‘twin peaks’ approach to financial oversight, Ben Margulies assesses some of the pros and cons
Bernanke, Geithner and Paulson to conduct forensic analysis of 2008 crisis
Protagonists of US crisis response to lead research into detailed design choices behind the main measures taken
Bernanke to make motion picture debut in “Too big to fail” film
New film chronicles the months leading up to Lehman Brothers’ collapse in 2008; centres on treasury secretary Henry Paulson
Risk USA: Paulson refused to save Lehman over 'bailout guy' characterisation
Former White House economist details civil war between Bush administration and US Treasury
Ex-Sarb Governor Mboweni joins Goldman Sachs
Former South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni becomes the latest former official to join the investment bank
Paulson broke the law for Goldman Sachs, alleges book
Book accuses the former US Treasury Secretary of misconduct over alleged meeting with Goldman officials
Bernanke, Paulson forced Merill deal: BoA chief
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Hank Paulson, a former US treasury secretary, have been accused of pressurising Bank of America to go ahead with their takeover of investment bank Merrill Lynch after they attempted to back out of…
Bankers get to put pressure on Bernanke & Co
An American company is giving Wall Street bankers the chance to squeeze Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan and Hank Paulson by immortalising the three figureheads of US finance in the form of stress balls.
Interview: Raghuram Rajan
Claire Jones spoke to the former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund about the policy response to the crisis, particularly the role of the Fund
We were powerless to save Lehman, says Paulson
The US Treasury and the Federal Reserve had to let Lehman Brothers fail because the now-defunct investment bank did not have enough good collateral on its books to guarantee a Fed loan, Hank Paulson, the US treasury secretary, has said.
Flight from Fannie, Freddie may cloud US outlook
Official institutions' flight from US agency debt could hamper the effectiveness of Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's role in repairing the US mortgage market.
US offers $250bn in capital, markets shrug
Washington's unveiling of a $250 billion plan to recapitalise its banking sector did little to soothe equity-market sentiment on Tuesday, with gains at the opening bell proving short-lived.
House passes bailout plan
The House of Representatives, the lower house of the US Congress, has backed a revised version of the Treasury's $700 billion plan to tackle the financial crisis.
Plan must pass to stem panic: ex-Fed's Posen
The Treasury's plan to buy distressed assets was poorly presented to politicians and US taxpayers. But it will likely work and should be passed, says Adam Posen, a Peterson Institute deputy director
An offer they couldn't refuse
US Treasury secretary Hank Paulson's plan to buy troubled assets could prove the vital action in averting a financial meltdown. But only if the Treasury can take the right steps to put a floor under the market, says Claire Jones, the editor of Central…
House rejects Paulson plan, stocks plunge
The House of Representatives, the lower house of the US Congress, has rejected US Treasury secretary Hank Paulson's plan to buy up to $700 billion-worth of distressed assets.
Paulson plan is critical: Canada's Carney
Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada, has warned that the plan put forward by the US treasury secretary Hank Paulson to buy up to $700 billion in distressed assets is "critically important".
Banks step in with superfund
Ten of the world's biggest banks have joined forces to create a $70 billion liquidity fund intended to mitigate the impact of the latest round of financial turmoil.
Central bankers back Fannie and Freddie takeover
Central bankers worldwide have endorsed the US Treasury's de-facto nationalisation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) that insure about half of the US's mortgage stock.