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naked shorting

protest against Morgan

regulating, Fuld’ s call for

regulating, Mack ’s call for

reports to Cox on

U.K. ban on

and uptick rule

Simkowitz, Daniel A.

Snow, John

Solomon, David

Sosin, Howard

South Korea, bailout by U.S.

Sovereign wealth funds

SpinCo (good bank-bad bank strategy), Lehman

Spitzer, Eliot

Starr, Cornelius Vander

Steel, Robert

Banking Committee testimony, on Bear Stearns rescue

and Lehman capitalization talks

and Morgan merger talks

as Paulson deputy

as Wachovia CEO

See also Wachovia

Stephenson, Ros

Studzinski, John

Stumpf, John

Subprime loans

and Bear Stearns collapse

collapse of market

by Fannie/Freddie

global economy, effects on

link to broader economy

Paulson view of

Sullivan, Martin

and Cassano firing

firing from AIG

shareholder demands, approach to

See also American International Group (AIG)

Summers, Lawrence

and Geithner

SunCal Companies

Sung, Min Euoo, and Lehman capital search

Super-seniors

Swagel, Phillip

Bank Recapitalization Plan of

on debt-ceiling

Take-under, defined

Tanona, William

TARP. See Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)

Taubman, Paul

Thain, John

biographical information

capital, raising. See Merrill Lynch capitalization efforts

compensation awards by

extravagance of

firing of

as Goldman co-president

Lehman collapse, at Fed meeting on

Merrill Lynch CEO, appointment as

Merrill overhaul by

at nationalization meeting

on safety of Merrill

See also Merrill Lynch

Thornton, John

Toxic assets

Fed purchase proposal

See also Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)

Trichet, Jean-Claude

Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)

Buffett’s recommendations for

Congress, presentation by Paulson

Congressional vote

cost of

deposit guarantee program proposal

direct investment alternative

limitations of

market reaction to

nationalization plan

Paulson announcement

provisions added to

United Kingdom, financial crisis, approach to

United States Treasury Secretary. See Paulson, Henry M.

Uptick rule

operation of

Vallecillo, Jormen

Varley, John

Viniar, David

Volcker, Paul

Volk, Stephen R.

Wachovia

chief executive officer (CEO). See Steel, Robert

Citigroup merger talks

collapse, fear of

downgrade concerns

Golden West acquisition

Goldman merger, killed by Fed

Goldman merger talks

losses (2008)

Morgan Stanley merger talks

stock price decline

TARP, benefits to

Wells Fargo merger

Walker, George H.

Walsh, Mark, Lehman real estate deals

Wang Qishan

Warsh, Kevin

on AIG crisis

and Citigroup-Wachovia deal

and Goldman-Wachovia talks

Washington Mutual

JP Morgan purchase

Wasserstein, Bruce

Weil Gotshal. See Miller, Harvey

Weill, Sanford

and Citigroup

and Dimon

Geithner, job offer to

Weinberg, John

Weinberg, Peter

Weinberg, Sidney

Weiss, Jeff, and Gregory resignation

Wells Fargo

chief executive officer (CEO). See Kovacevich, Dick

Wachovia merger

White, Lisa A.

Whitehead, John

Whitman, Brad

Whitney, Meredith

Wieseneck, Larry

Wilk inson, Jim

Treasury, role in

Willumstad, Robert

AIG CEO position, accepting

and AIG final capital search

AIG losses, discovery of

capital, efforts to raise. See American International Group (AIG) capitalization efforts

and Cassano firing

Fed bailout presented to

financial career of

outreach to Greenberg

replacement for

See also American International Group (AIG)

Wilson, Ken, as Paulson adviser

Winkelman, Mark

Winkelried, Jon “Winks”

and AIG final capital search

Goldman capital search

position at Goldman

Wiseman, Michael

Yuki, Kohei