Date: March 30th, 2009

Auctioning your headaches: Part 1, the why

30 March, 2009 (10:55) | Capital markets, Essential posts, PPIP, Subprime, Treasury, US News | No comments

Last week, to the delight of Wall Street and as reported in the Wall Street Journal, Treasury Secretary Geithner finally unveiled the long-awaited financial-recapitalization plan for up to $1,000,000,000,000 worth of complex non-performing securities, in what the administration inelegantly named the Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP).  
 

“A PPIP structure will bring fast fast fast relief!”
 
WASHINGTON — [...]