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      • Paulson, a former chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, headed-up Treasury during the crisis and helped engineer the then-$700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)—the bailout credited with preventing the collapse of the financial system.
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  2. Jun 14, 2021 · How Hank Paulson Saved You from the Financial Crisis. Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson, Jr. was U.S. Treasury Secretary from July 10, 2006, to January 20, 2009. His response to the 2008 financial crisis prevented a global depression.

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  3. Apr 19, 2019 · PAULSON: All the money put into the banks came back, plus almost $50 billion. So the purpose was to avoid a collapse of the financial system. That's why we did it. But the money...

  4. Dec 11, 2018 · In October 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett made a late-night phone call to then-Treasury Secretary Henry “HankPaulson, with an idea about...

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  5. Sep 16, 2008 · As President Bush's third treasury secretary, Paulson was slow to get his footing and recognize the severity of the financial crisis that has frozen credit markets and threatens the American...

  6. Feb 15, 2024 · Key Takeaways. Henry Paulson served as U.S. Treasury secretary in the George W. Bush administration and during the 2007-2008 financial crisis. He is the author of a number of books and...

  7. Sep 12, 2018 · Ben Bernanke, Hank Paulson and Tim Geithner rescued the country from disaster, but their success had an unexpected price.

  8. Sep 19, 2018 · Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, former New York Fed President and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, and former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson reflect on the responses they led to...

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