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Financial Crisis

302 events in this timeline

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  1. 2009-06-09 June 9, 2009: Ten Major Banks to Return Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Funds
  2. 2009-06-09 June 9, 2009: TARP Congressional Oversight Panel Recommends that Congress Maintains Regulator Stress Tests and Increase Test Scenarios for Adverse Conditions
  3. 2009-06-09 June 9, 2009: For Now, Wells Fargo Won’t Repay $25 Billion TARP Funds
  4. 2009-06-09 June 9, 2009: Survey: US Companies’ Plans to Hire Remain at Record Low
  5. 2009-06-12 June 12, 2009: Former Labor Secretary: Corporate Bailouts ‘a Slippery Slope’; ‘Capitalism Has Swamped Democracy’
  6. 2009-06-22 June 22, 2009: Stocks Fall, Commodities Drop in US, Europe as World Bank Revises Previous Forecast, Predicts a Deeper Recession
  7. 2009-07-02 July 2, 2009: Reports: FDIC Seized 16 Banks in June 2009, 52 Bank Failures Since Start of 2009
  8. 2009-07-02 July 2, 2009: Economist: Negative Labor Market Will Continue to Weigh on Real Economy, Economic Recovery
  9. 2009-07-07 July 7, 2009: US Home Equity Loan Delinquencies at Record High for First Quarter 2009
  10. 2009-07-07 July 7, 2009: Major US Banks Say They Will Not Accept California IOUs
  11. 2009-07-08 July 8, 2009: US Apartment Vacancy Rate at Record 22 Year High in Second Quarter 2009
  12. 2009-07-09 July 9, 2009: G-8 Says Global Economic Recovery Too Weak to Withdraw Stimulus Efforts
  13. 2009-08-09 August 9, 2009: Only 9 Percent of Troubled Borrowers Receiving Assistance from Obama Administration Foreclosure Prevention Plan
  14. 2009-08-12 August 12-16, 2009: AP Reporter Calls Social Security a ‘Ponzi Scheme,’ Misrepresents Social Security Report to Claim Insolvency by 2017
  15. 2009-08-12 August 12, 2009: Obama Administration Executive Compensation Czar Assessing Pay Plans of Seven Bailed Out Companies
  16. 2009-08-14 August 14, 2009: Fox News Commentator Says Social Security a ‘Ponzi Scheme,’ Compares It to Multi-Billion Dollar Wall Street Swindle
  17. 2009-08-14 August 14, 2009: FDIC Shutters Five Banks Including Largest Bank Failure So Far This Year; 2009 US Bank Closures Tally at 77
  18. 2009-08-18 August 18, 2009: IMF Chief Economist: Global Recovery Is Beginning, But It May Take Years for Economy to Rebalance
  19. 2009-09-04 September 4, 2009: Economic Policy Institute Economists Issue Report Warning that US Workers Face Tough Challenges
  20. 2009-09-08 September 8, 2009: Study: 4th Quarter 2009 US Hiring Looks Weak, but Job Prospects in 20 of 34 Other Countries Improve
  21. 2009-09-20 Shortly Before September 20, 2009: Report: Homeowners with High Credit Scores, Perfect Payment Histories Intentionally Abandoning Mortgages
  22. 2009-09-22 September 22, 2009: Agenda Set for G-20 Summit: Leaders Seek Accord on Banking, Financial Reform
  23. 2009-09-22 September 22, 2009: Iran to Switch Reserve Currency from Dollar to Euro
  24. 2009-09-24 Shortly Before September 24, 2009: Report: Credit Card Write-Offs Have Risen; Delinquencies Linked to Joblessness
  25. 2009-09-27 September 27, 2009: Puerto Rico Announces Plan to Furlough Over 16,000 Public Workers
  26. 2009-09-29 September 29, 2009: Expert: American Indians, African-Americans, Hispanics in Throes of ‘Great Depression’
  27. 2009-11-05 November 5, 2009: New Greek Government Pledges to Reduce Deficit in Draft Budget
  28. 2009-11-20 November 20, 2009: Greece Finalises Draft Budget to Cut Deficit
  29. 2009-12-07 December 7, 2009: S&P Issues Warning about Greek Government Debt
  30. 2009-12-08 December 8, 2009: Fitch Cuts Greece’s Rating
  31. 2009-12-14 December 14, 2009: Greek Prime Minister Sets Out Policies to Deal with Economic Problems
  32. 2010-01-27 January 27, 2010: Beck: Social Security a ‘Stalinist’ Program Designed to ‘Redistribut[e] Wealth’
  33. 2010-07-24 July 24, 2010: Fox Host: Social Security a ‘Ponzi Scheme,’ Celebrates ‘Fact’ That Young People Will Have to Work Instead of Being ‘Able to Suck at the Teat of the Nanny State’
  34. 2010-08-31 August 31, 2010: Wall Street Hedge Fund Manager: Obama’s Plan to Tax Equity Industry Akin to Hitler’s Invasion of Poland
  35. 2010-09-28 September 28, 2010: Obama Says Republicans Refused to Work with White House, Democrats on Economic Recovery Even Before Talking with Obama
  36. 2011-01-04 January 4, 2011: Republican Senator Says Federal Government Has No Power to Regulate Child Labor, Cites Overturned Supreme Court Decision, Misinterprets Constitution as ‘Proof’
  37. 2011-02-14 February 14, 2011: Missouri State Senator Proposes Rolling Back Child Labor Restrictions
  38. 2011-03-27 March 27, 2011: Ten Large US Corporations Paying Little or No Taxes in 2009 Listed by Senator Pushing for Tax Reform
  39. 2011-03-30 March 30, 2011: Maine Bill Would Let Employes Pay Teens Much Lower ‘Training Wage,’ Increase Working Hours Allowable on School Days
  40. 2011-04-15 April 15, 2011: Michigan State Senator: Foster Children Should Only Buy Clothes at Thrift Stores
  41. 2011-04-30 April 30, 2011: GOP Presidential Contender Says US Should Not Raise Debt Ceiling Regardless of Potential Economic Consequences
  42. 2011-05-20 May 20, 2011: Economists, Financial Leaders Warn that Congressional Republicans Receiving Bad Advice Regarding US Credit Defaults
  43. 2011-06-20 June 20, 2011: EU Fail to Release Billions to Bail Out Troubled Greece Economy; Insists Greek Parliament Must First Pass Austerity Plan
  44. 2011-06-20 June 20, 2011: European Markets Take Huge Tumble following Eurozone Leaders’ Failure to Agree on Greece Bailout
  45. 2011-06-26 June 26, 2011: GOP Presidential Candidate: Obama Lying about Need to Raise Debt Ceiling
  46. 2011-07-11 July 11-12, 2011: Obama: If Nation Defaults on Debt, Social Security, Soldiers’ Checks May Not Be Mailed
  47. 2011-07-13 July 13, 2011: Senate Republican’s ‘Alternative’ to Debt Ceiling Increase Has Political Cost for Obama, Democrats
  48. 2011-07-13 July 13, 2011: ’Tea Party’ Congressional Members Introduce Alternative to Raising Debt Ceiling, Accuse Obama of Lying about Calamitous Effects of National Default
  49. 2011-07-14 July 14, 2011: Some Republican Lawmakers Refuse to Believe that a US Credit Default Would Damage Economy
  50. 2011-08-01 August 1, 2011: Republican House Speaker: ‘I Got 98 Percent of What I Wanted’ in Economic Debt Legislation Deal