Subsidyscope Project Updates

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Estimated TARP Subsidy Rate Rises

Financial Bailout: Project Update

June 30, 2009 – The estimated subsidy rate for transactions made under the Troubled Asset Relief Program has risen by 4 percent, according to a recent report by the Congressional Budget Office. In January, the CBO estimated the subsidy rate – the percentage of the initial TARP disbursement that reflects the true cost to the federal government of purchasing shares of stock from financial institutions – to be 32 percent, based on $293 billion in transactions. In a June 17 report, the CBO subsidy rate estimate rose to 36 percent, based on $439 billion in transactions. The new estimate includes assistance to the auto industry and $70 billion in repayments by TARP recipients. Read More

Financial Bailout: Project Update

June 18, 2009 – The latest FDIC report on its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, released yesterday, shows that only 101 financial institutions have actually issued debt. When the program launched last year, over 8,000 opted in. The report also shows that the total amount of debt issued is about $346 billion, while the potential total cap for the program is $785 billion. Read More »

Subsidyscope's New Look

June 12, 2009 – Originally launched in January with data on the financial bailout, Subsidyscope will soon add information on subsidies in the transportation sector. The energy, health care and philanthropic sectors will follow. As the Subsidyscope site is built out, it will include more data, more analytic tools and more functionality. Today's update of the Subsidyscope site enables users to access data more quickly and search for specific terms across all content.

Financial Bailout: Project Update

June 3, 2009 – The latest Treasury Department data show that nearly $1.8 billion given to financial institutions under the Troubled Asset Relief Program has been repaid to the government. Read More »

Financial Bailout: Project Update

May 28, 2009 – Twenty-one bank failures during the first quarter of 2009 caused the Deposit Insurance Fund balance to drop from $17.3 billion to $13 billion, according to new data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Read More »

Financial Bailout: Project Update

May 26, 2009 – Subsidyscope has found that there have been steep declines in the market value of some Federal Home Loan Bank investments, raising concerns that the banks may take substantial losses. Read More »

Financial Bailout: Project Update

May 7, 2009 – Subsidyscope posts an interactive map that provides a fresh perspective on the size and scope of the bailout. Read More »

Financial Bailout: Project Update

May 1, 2009 – More than 400 people recently shared their thoughts with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on the newly announced Legacy Loans Program, part of the Public-Private Investment Program, aimed at ridding banks of troubled assets. Read More »

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Subsidyscope, launched by The Pew Charitable Trusts, aims to raise public awareness about the role of federal subsidies in the economy. Read More »

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Transportation

Summer 2009

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Housing

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TARP Warrant Tracker

Warrants in/out of money based on July 2, 2009 stock prices. Learn more about TARP warrants and track other institutions.

Current
Stock Price
Strike
Price
In/Out of
Money ($)*
In/Out of
Money (%)*
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP
$18.25 $2.50 $15.75 630%
BANK OF AMERICA
$12.64 $30.79 $-18.15 -59%
CITIGROUP
$2.88 $17.85 $-14.97 -84%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
$32.27 $42.42 $-10.15 -24%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
$23.08 $34.01 $-10.93 -32%

*In/Out of Money ($) is the stock price minus the strike price; In/Out of Money (%) is the difference in the stock price and strike price divided by the strike price. It is the percentage by which the stock price is above or below the strike price.

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Subsidyscope is guided by a broad and bipartisan advisory board of top experts in federal spending, taxes, and finance. The Sunlight Foundation, Pew's research and technology partner, is developing the database and Web site to facilitate the distribution of data across the Web.