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Task force to take up financial fraud cases

Top Obama administration officials on Tuesday announced a new federal task force to combat financial fraud after deciding that the number and complexity of investigations linked to the economic crisis require a more coordinated response from government ...

From ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB, The Washington Post,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Department of Justice,  Securities and Exchange Commission,  Barack Obama,  Eric Holder,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

Former Bear Stearns executives acquitted of lying to investors

The government's most prominent criminal case against Wall Street executives accused of wrongdoing in the financial crisis collapsed Tuesday as a jury found two former Bear Stearns hedge-fund managers not guilty of charges they lied to investors when ...

From ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB, The Washington Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ralph Cioffi,  Matthew Tannin,  Securities and Exchange Commission,  New York University,  Glenn Hubbard

Jury throws out charges against two Bear Stearns managers

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From ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB, The Washington Post,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ralph Cioffi,  Matthew Tannin

Hit by huge loss, Fannie Mae seeks more federal aid

Fannie Mae , the federally controlled mortgage finance giant, said Thursday it lost $19 billion in the third quarter and had submitted a request to the Treasury Department for $15 billion in more aid to stay afloat. This Story Hit by huge loss, Fannie ...

From ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB, The Washington Post,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Fannie Mae,  Freddie Mac,  United States Department of the Treasury,  Goldman Sachs,  Barack Obama

J.P. Morgan settles SEC case over Alabama municipal bonds

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From ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB, The Washington Post,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Securities and Exchange Commission,  Washington Mutual, Inc.,  Larry Langford

Small public firms win audit exemption with White House help

A House committee, under pressure from the White House, voted Tuesday to exempt small public companies from part of a federal law designed to prevent financial fraud, despite objections from regulators and key Democratic leaders. White House Chief of ...

From ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB, The Washington Post,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  House Financial Services Committee,  Rahm Emanuel,  Enron Corporation,  Barney Frank

Goldman seeks to buy Fannie Mae assets

Treasury's finding raises the odds that the Obama administration will seek to substantially alter or even block the deal, the latest example of the government's growing role in overseeing negotiations between financial companies. Goldman is looking to ...

From ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB, The Washington Post,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Fannie Mae,  Wall Street Journal,  Goldman Sachs,  Barack Obama,  Freddie Mac

SEC documents describe Madoff as shocked agency failed to catch him earlier

Bernard L. Madoff, the confessed swindler who pulled off the largest Ponzi scheme in history, often escaping the eye of federal regulators, expressed shock to the watchdog of the Securities and Exchange Commission that the agency's staff didn't discover ...

From ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB, The Washington Post,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Securities and Exchange Commission,  Bernard Madoff,  Mary Schapiro,  Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

Credit-rating bill clears committee

A House panel on Wednesday voted to tighten controls on credit-rating firms in response to complaints that the firms misjudged the risks of many of the mortgage-related securities that sank financial markets last year. The House Financial Services ...

From ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB, The Washington Post,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: House Financial Services Committee,  Securities and Exchange Commission,  Paul E. Kanjorski,  Barney Frank

Bank of America deal had early White House support

Top economic advisers to President Obama signed off on a deal to protect Bank of America from losses incurred by its purchase of failed Wall Street firm Merrill Lynch a month before the new administration took office, according to Bank of America ...

From ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB, The Washington Post,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Bank of America,  White House,  Merrill Lynch,  Barack Obama,  Federal Reserve

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