WASHINGTON - JANUARY 12: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (C) arrives to speak at the Resources for the Future Center on January 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Paulson spoke about the markets, climate change and environmental problems. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 12: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (C) arrives to speak at the Resources for the Future Center on January 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Paulson spoke about the markets, climate change and environmental problems.

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  1. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) and former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson testify at the House Financial Services Committee hearing on "Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Government Lending and Insurance Facilities; Impact on Economy and Credit Availability" on Capitol Hill in Washington in this November 18, 2008 file photo. In September 2008, a turbulent month that saw the fall or near-death experience of industry giants like Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, Paulson met with Bernanke numerous times. At the time, Bernanke eagerly backed a proposal by Paulson that was widely criticized for being way too thin on details, weighing in at a mere three pages -- and with nary a mention of Wall Street pay.

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  1. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) and former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson testify at the House Financial Services Committee hearing on "Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Government Lending and Insurance Facilities; Impact on Economy and Credit Availability" on Capitol Hill in Washington in this November 18, 2008 file photo. In September 2008, a turbulent month that saw the fall or near-death experience of industry giants like Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, Paulson met with Bernanke numerous times. At the time, Bernanke eagerly backed a proposal by Paulson that was widely criticized for being way too thin on details, weighing in at a mere three pages -- and with nary a mention of Wall Street pay.
  2. FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2008 file photo, President George W. Bush, second left, accompanied by, from left, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and then Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox, delivers a statement about the economy and government efforts to remedy the crisis in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.
  3. FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2008 file photo, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director James Lockhart, left, concludes his remarks as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr., right, takes his turn at the microphone during a news conference in Washington on the bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A year after the collapse of the mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Americans remain almost entirely dependent on the government to keep them and the housing market alive.

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