And yesterday, the questions to Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke went on for five hours.
Paulson told reporters the administration hoped to target the bulk of the relief to consumers.
The magic of the Paulson plan is that it creates the illusion that the mortgages have some value.
The high-level executive hire came as Goldman announced a new management structure for the firm post-Paulson.
In this instance Paulson was correct, but the reverse could have just as easily occurred.
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Maybe former Treasury Secretary Paulson held a meeting with hedge fund managers on July 21, 2008.
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Paulson's prediction bears repeating for the deniers among us: The meltdown is only one-third done.
And, no, I'm not talking about having former Goldman boss Hank Paulson as Treasury Secretary.
In early August, Paulson chose Morgan Stanley to help fashion a plan for Fannie Mae.
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Paulson was pressured by the prevailing mood in the nation not to bail out Lehman.
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Langone's bitterness toward the NYSE and Goldman's chairman Henry Paulson is no secret on Wall Street.
And yet she had the self-confidence to berate Hank Paulson for letting Lehman Brothers fail.
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But one person familiar with Mr. Paulson's thinking said he would never return to Goldman.
Paulson's bad-asset rescue plan would join a bunch of other proposals now circulating Washington.
Paulson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, did NOT bail out AIG to save Goldman Sachs.
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Such a position implies that Paulson was betting the CDO would increase in value.
Later, ACA submitted its draft portfolio to Paulson, and Paulson requested that ACA eliminate 8 securities.
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The Paulson firm made billions by betting against the housing market during the boom years.
Paulson meets with members of his technology teams up to several times a day.
To Hank Paulson the ultimatum is clear: Shape the future or get crushed by it.
At the moment, John Paulson is taking it on the chin in his main Advantage fund.
It isn't clear if Mr. Paulson has adjusted his gold-derivative positions, which are considered large.
Either way, Bush wrecked his presidency with his appointment of Hank Paulson and Christopher Cox.
This necessarily meant that Paulson was expected to take some short exposure in the deal.
But whereas the previous pairings knew each other well, Messrs Corzine and Paulson were relative strangers.
The SEC also alleges ACA was misled into believing Paulson wanted the deal to perform well.
Mr. Tourre said Tuesday he told ACA that Paulson was betting against the deal.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Thursday that he looks forward to a smooth transition.
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Paulson gave his opinion on housing at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan in January.
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That's why Hank Paulson decided to pump money directly into the banks by purchasing preferred stock.
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