Commentary: Experts propose alternative to TARP

Taxpayers have seen the U.S. government's Troubled Asset Relief Program morph a number of times. For some, the changes may be disconcerting, while others, including Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, tout the benefits of being flexible. Columnist Gretchen Morgenson details a plan put forth by a pair of experts suggesting that maybe it is time to use the government funds to attack the root of the financial crisis: An increasing number of foreclosures.

NYTimes.com | 15 Nov.

This story published in CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief on 11/17/2008