$8 Trillion Price Tag for the Government Bailouts PDF Print E-mail
Written by Walker Todd   
Wednesday, 04 March 2009 00:00

Federal Bailout Commitments (Billion of Dollars)


Category
Fed Res FundingTreasury Funding
Other/Pvt Funding
1Public-Private Investment Trust < 500< 500
2Capital Assistance Plan900100 
3Economic Emergency Stability Act-TARP I 350 
4Economic Emergency Stability Act-TARP II 350 
5Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac debt600  
 Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac preferred shares 400 
6Housing and Economic Recovery Act 200 
7Money Market Investor Funding FacilityPtrship Ptrship
8Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan   
 Facility (TALF)1,000  
9Commercial Paper Funding Facility< 1,750  
10Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money   
 Market Mutual Fund Liq. Facility (AMLF)< 150  
11Term Securities Lending Facility200  
12Primary Dealer and Other Broker-Dealer   
 Credit Facility< 150  
13Term Auction Facility (TAF)600  
14Maiden Lane LLC (Bear Stearns credit)29 1
15Direct credit for AIG (Note 1)
38  
 Maiden Lane II and III LLC (AIG credit)< 47  
16Other credit not included above for   
 Bank of America (Note 2)
   
 Citigroup (Note 3)    
 Chrysler (Note 4)
 4 
 General Motors (Note 5)
 13 
 Approximate totals5,4641,913501
 Combined Federal Total (Note 6)
 7,377 
        Notes
1AIG's status is still in flux at this writing. It is to report its earnings posiiton on Monday evening March 2, 2009. It is reported to be seeking a new federal capital injection of at least $60 billion above and beyond amounts already committed. The Treasury had committed up to $37 billion of TARP funds as capital equivalence to back up a Federal Reserve commitment that, in various forms, was supposed to be limited to $85 billion. The Federal Reserve commitment was divided among $38 billion of direct lending and $19 and $28 billion for special investment vehicles called Maiden Lane II and III as of February 25, 2009.
2Bank of America holds $118 billion of committed credit, plus $45 billion of TARP funds. The Federal Reserve would provide $97 billion of "residual reserve funds." The $118 billion would come initially from the Treasury and FDIC.
3Citigroup holds $306 billion of committed credit, plus $45 billion of TARP funds. The Federal Reserve would provide an unspecified amount of "residual reserve funds." The $306 billion would come initially from the Treasury and FDIC. Press accounts February 27, 2009, suggest that Treasury and Citigroup will exchange preferred for common equity shares equal to 36 percent control of Citigroup. In addition, Citigroup will exchange up to $27.5 billion of preferred for common shares with private shareholders at $3.25 per common share, a premium of 32 percent above the prior day's closing share price of $2.46.
4Chrysler received a $4 billion federal bailout loan in December 2008 and is seeking an additional $5 billion at this writing. No TARP funds were involved. 
5General Motors received $13.4 billion in December 2008 and is seeking an additional $16 billion at this writing. No TARP funds were involved. 
6On February 26, 2009, the Treasury announced a new $250 billion request for bailout funds in the budget bill, which would be leveraged twice to reach $750 billion (probably by borrowing from the Federal Reserve and using the $250 billion as capital equivalence). Federal Reserve totals would be raised to $5,964 billion and Treasury's to $2,168 billion, a grand total (excluding private commitments) of $8,132 billion. 

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Comments (7)
Federal Bailout Commitments
7 Thursday, 19 March 2009 22:39
David Upham
Thanks for the great work! It would be helpful if this table could be periodically updated.

Dave Upham
daveu@beinorthwest.com
Who put the cement in the bailout pail?
6 Thursday, 12 March 2009 00:04
veeek
-Wow. Thanks for the article. Well, we voted for change and for yet another unknown politician without a credentials package or a track record. Seems like we deserve to get whatever happens.
-I also saw information on infrastructure funding and wonder where in the pork barrel that fits in?
-If GM ran their company like our politicians ran the country we wouldn't be worried about bailing them out because they would be long gone. I'm sure our politicos are thinking they are doing the right thing, and that's one problem.
-When other countries mess up their economy by living too high, the IMF makes them go through all kinds of belt-tightening and discipline. Wonder why we don't have the same standards? Looks like the ants are going to pay for the grasshopper yet again, with not a word of thanks (quite the reverse).
-This is scary. TIPS, gold, and foreign investments here I come.
-Keep us informed (please) on investing in a hyperinflationary scenario.
The Citidiot & Bank of Moron
5 Monday, 09 March 2009 11:09
Salty
These "great" institutions gave away our valuable savings, $ we earned from real work, as fantasy mortgages to the village idiots who would no way ever be able to repay their loans and now we and our children and grandchildren have cover their transgressions? Who's the dink? US
7 trillion, 8 trillion, 9 trillion. Anyone for 10 trillion?
4 Friday, 06 March 2009 18:19
aWriter
Never mind accountability for the largesse handed out to failures. Pay attention to our federal gov't's continued and worsening mismanagement of its fiat-money system. Your dollar today will be worth $.50 or less in 5 yrs. Oh, wait. that's pretty much an oxymoronic statement: mismanagement of a fiat-money system. Such a monetary system is mismanagement to begin with.
Failing companies assets
3 Wednesday, 04 March 2009 13:37
Amy West
These failing companies find it easy to request money, but what are they doing to lessen their expenditures? Liquidate some unnecessary assets? Something to show the American public that they are making an effort and taking responsibility to improve their company.
Sources and Uses of Funds
2 Wednesday, 04 March 2009 12:52
MikeH
Most everyone seems focused on the uses of funds... which is valuable information. But the real question is what are the sources of these funds? If M1 is being increased, isn't that devaluing our currency? If foreign funds are being uses, then who owns the United States?

Why don't we see a Financial Statement from the United States - every other organization puts one together to see where they are. Basically, are assets > liabilities + equity or not? We hear over and over about appropriations bills, but we never hear if actual = budget or not. Money can be planned to be spent (appropriated) and never disbursed or disbursed above plans. What really happens?

I'm curious.
Wisdom & Intelligence
1 Wednesday, 04 March 2009 10:49
Farmer Brown
Wisdom is measured by how well the first effort solves a problem.
Intelligence measurement level falls with each repeat of a failed effort. No excuse permitted.

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