Troubled Asset Relief Program: The Government’s Exposure to AIG Following the Company’s Recapitalization

Book excerpt: Assistance provided by the Dept. of the Treasury under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), and the Federal Reserve to Amer. International Group, Inc. (AIG) represented one of the federal government's largest investments in a private sector institution. AIG is a holding co. that engages in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the U.S. and abroad. This report updates a set of indicators last reported in Jan. 2011. Specifically, it discusses: (1) trends in the financial condition of AIG and its insurance companies; (2) the status of the government's exposure to AIG; and (3) trends in the unwinding of AIG Financial Products. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.