Henry Paulson

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Henry Paulson served as the 74th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Paulson was appointed by President George W. Bush to the post in July, 2006. He gained international acclaim with his solution to the mortgage crisis of 2008. He was one of the key individuals involved with the the initiation of various multi-billion dollar bailout packages.
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Henry graduated from Dartmouth University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1970. He has worked for Goldman Sachs on Wall Street for most of his career after working briefly for John Ehrlichman in the Nixon Administration.
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  • The Fragility Of Stability

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    ... the $700 billion bailout, called the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008,
    for flailing financial firms proposed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. ...

  • 5 People Blamed For The Financial Crisis - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0211/5-People-Blamed-For-The-Financial-Crisis.aspx
    ... Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, President Bush's Treasury Secretary from July
    of 2006 through to January of 2009, seemed to be late in dealing with the ...

  • Don't The Banks Deserve An Apology?

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Dont-The-Banks-Deserve-An-Apology-BAC-C-JPM-WFC-GS-MS1229.aspx
    ... (Whether this is actually the case is up for debate.) After Henry Paulson's and
    Ben Bernanke's commitment to bail out the afformentioned banks with a ...

  • The Evolution Of Goldman Sachs - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0510/The-Evolution-Of-Goldman-Sachs.aspx
    ... connection between Goldman and the government remained strong as former Goldman
    employees even went on to top government positions (Henry Paulson's ears are ...

  • How Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Were Saved

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-saved.asp
    ... With Fannie Mae already down 83% for the year and Freddie Mac down 88% on concerns
    about their solvency, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said federal ...

  • Rate Freeze To Cool Mortgage Meltdown

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/rate-freeze.asp
    ... As a result, this plan could generate a series of investor lawsuits, as has already
    been acknowledged by US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. ...

  • Find Security In Covered Bonds

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/09/covered-bonds.asp
    ... (For more on FDIC, see The History Of The FDIC.) On July 28, 2008, US Treasury
    Secretary Henry Paulson announced that the US Government would try to kick start ...

  • Are Derivatives Financial "Weapons Of Mass Destruction"?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/08/derivative-risks.asp
    ... Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson confirmed this sentiment in his March 14, 2008,
    televised statement on liquidity issues at Bear Stearns. ...

  • The Fall Of The Market In The Fall Of 2008

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/subprime-market-2008.asp
    ... The next day, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed that a Troubled Asset Relief
    Program (TARP) of as much as $1 trillion be made available to buy up toxic ...

  • Top 6 US Government Financial Bailouts

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/government-financial-bailout.asp
    ... Nevertheless, both Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
    defended the sale, predicting devastating damage to the US economy if the ...

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