This backgrounder briefly describes the U.S. Treasury Department's latest plan for dealing with the banking and financial crisis, the Public-Private Investment Program. It states i ...

The Obama Administration created the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan as part its strategy to address the financial crisis. The plan allows qualified homeowners to restructure or refi ...

For several months, the financial system has been in a major upheaval, involving a range of events that include JP Morgan’s purchase of Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers’ bankru ...