03093cam a22005534a 4500 17348314 BJBSDDR 20261008192159.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 120615s2012 nyu rb 001 0 eng 2012023126 9781451684933 (hbk.) 9781451684940 ebook 17348314 DLC eng DLC DLC eng pcc n-us--- HG 181 B264b 2012 338.973/02 Barofsky, Neil M., 1970- 43090 Bailout : an inside account of how Washington abandoned Main Street while rescuing Wall Street / Neil Barofsky. 1st Free Press hardcover edition New York : Free Press, 2012. xvi, 270 pages ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-257) and index. Fraud 101 -- Hank wants to make it work -- The lapdog, the watchdog, and the junkyard dog -- I won't lie for you -- Drinking the Wall Street kool-aid -- The worst thing that happens, we go back home -- By Wall Street for Wall Street -- Foaming the runway -- The audacity of math -- The essential $7700 kitchen assistant -- Treasury's backseat driver -- Too big to succeed. In Bailout, Neil Barofsky, the former Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), provides a behind-the-scenes account of how the U.S. government handled the 2008–2009 financial crisis bailouts. Barofsky reveals that instead of helping everyday Americans, the Treasury Department prioritized saving large Wall Street banks—with little oversight or concern for fraud. Efforts to implement consumer protections or anti-fraud controls were met with fierce resistance from Treasury officials, particularly under Secretary Timothy Geithner. Despite trillions being spent to stabilize financial institutions, only a small fraction of the funds—around $1.4 billion—reached homeowners facing foreclosure. The book highlights the political pressure, Wall Street influence, and bureaucratic dysfunction that made the bailout process deeply flawed and unjust. Troubled Asset Relief Program (U.S.) Finance Subsidies United States. Finanzas Estados Unidos 1651 Subsidios 40204 Banks and banking Subsidies United States. Corporate debt United States. Deuda corporativa Estados Unidos 50797 Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. Crisis financiera global, 2008-2009 406 Rich people United States. Ricos Estados Unidos 5144 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK LLH 124093 124093 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2025-07-02 0 HG 181 B264b 2012 00000189788 2025-07-02 00:00:00 1 2025-07-02 BK