$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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