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FDIC Chief Got Bank of America Loans While Working on Its Rescue

Keith Epstein, David Heath, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. January 21, 2010.

Sheila Bair was granted a retroactive ethics waver on two large BofA mortgages -- a "simple mistake," according to the FDIC.

Obama's Outrageous Christmas Gift to Fannie and Freddie

Dean Baker, Comment Is Free AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. December 28, 2009.

After throwing the economy into the worst downturn since the Great Depression, the financial industry has used its political power to become stronger than ever.

Will the FDIC Need a Bailout Too?

Paul Kiel, ProPublica. March 11, 2009.

It's looking increasingly like the FDIC will have to turn to Treasury to help it weather the storm.

Congressman Grayson Grills Fed Vice Chair Over $1.2 Trillion Slush Fund

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. January 27, 2009.

Watch Grayson hold Fed Vice Chair Donald Kohn's feet to the fire.

Lawmakers Probe $75T Derivatives Dump by Bank of America

The Anomaly, December 31, 1969.