Tale of the first $350 billion - Dec. 19, 2008

Have you wondered where the first $350 billion went? Here is how CNN reports it:

Tale of the first $350 billion - Dec. 19, 2008:

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1. ..checks totaling $168 billion in varying amounts to 116 banks;
2. ...committed another $82 billion to capitalize more banks;
3. ... bought $40 billion in preferred shares of American International Group (AIG, Fortune 500) so the troubled insurer could pay off an earlier loan from the Federal Reserve;
4. ... committed $20 billion to back any losses that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York might incur in a new program to lend money to owners of securities backed by credit card debt, student loans, auto loans and small business loans;
5. ... committed to invest $20 billion in Citigroup on top of $25 billion the bank had already received;
6. ...committed $5 billion as a loan loss backstop to Citigroup;
7. ... agreed to loan $13.4 billion to GM and Chrysler to get them through the next few months."