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Cast of Characters and List of Acronymns PC and Mac Compatible Main Cast of Characters (In Alphabetical Order) Bonus PDF: Cast of Characters and List of Acronymns PC and Mac compatible Main Cast of Characters (in Alphabetical Order) CONGRESS REP. SPENCER BACHUS (R-Alabama), ranking Republican on the House Committee on Financial Services SEN. MAX BAUCUS (D-Montana), chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance REP. ROY BLUNT (R-Missouri), House minority whip REP. JOHN BOEHNER (R-Ohio), House minority leader SEN. JIM BUNNING (R-Kentucky), member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (D–New York) SEN. CHRISTOPHER DODD (D-Connecticut), chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs REP. RAHM EMANUEL (D-Illinois), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus; later chosen as chief of staff by President-elect Barack Obama REP. BARNEY FRANK (D-Massachusetts), chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services 17613-OnTheBrink.indd vii 12/4/09 9:16:02 AM viii Main Cast of Characters SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R–South Carolina), national campaign co-chairman for Sen. John McCain SEN. JUDD GREGG (R–New Hampshire), ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on the Budget SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-Kentucky), Senate minority leader REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-California), Speaker of the House SEN. HARRY REID (D-Nevada), Senate majority leader SEN. CHARLES SCHUMER (D–New York), vice chairman of the Senate Democratic Conference SEN. RICHARD SHELBY (R-Alabama), ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs FINANCIAL LEADERS AND THEIR ADVISERS JOSEF ACKERMANN, chairman of the management board and CEO of Deutsche Bank HERBERT ALLISON, JR., chairman and CEO of TIAA-CREF; later president and CEO of Fannie Mae LLOYD BLANKFEIN, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs WARREN BUFFETT, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway H. RODGIN COHEN, chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell MERVYN DAVIES, chairman of Standard Chartered Bank JAMES DIMON, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase J. CHRISTOPHER FLOWERS, CEO of J.C. Flowers & Company RICHARD FULD, chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers EDWARD HERLIHY, co-chairman of the executive committee of Wach tell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz JEFFREY IMMELT, chairman and CEO of General Electric ROBERT KELLY, chairman and CEO of Bank of New York Mellon RICHARD KOVACEVICH, chairman of Wells Fargo KENNETH LEWIS, chairman and CEO of Bank of America EDWARD LIDDY, chairman and CEO of AIG 17613-OnTheBrink.indd viii 12/4/09 9:16:02 AM Main Cast of Characters ix JOHN MACK, chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley HERBERT (BART) MCDADE III, president of Lehman Brothers DANIEL MUDD, president and CEO of Fannie Mae VIKRAM PANDIT, CEO of Citigroup ROBERT RUBIN, former secretary of the Treasury; director and senior counselor of Citigroup ALAN SCHWARTZ, CEO of Bear Stearns ROBERT SCULLY, vice chairman of Morgan Stanley LAWRENCE SUMMERS, former secretary of the Treasury; chosen as director of the National Economic Council by President-elect Barack Obama RICHARD SYRON, chairman and CEO of Freddie Mac JOHN THAIN, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch ROBERT WILLUMSTAD, CEO of AIG FINANCIAL REGULATORS SHEILA BAIR, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation BEN BERNANKE, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board CHRISTOPHER COX, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission JOHN DUGAN, comptroller of the currency TIMOTHY GEITHNER, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; later nominated for secretary of the Treasury by President-elect Barack Obama DONALD KOHN, vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board JAMES LOCKHART, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency CALLUM MCCARTHY, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (United Kingdom) KEVIN WARSH, governor of the Federal Reserve Board 17613-OnTheBrink.indd ix 12/4/09 9:16:02 AM x Main Cast of Characters INTERNATIONAL LEADERS ALISTAIR DARLING, chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom HU JINTAO, president of the People’s Republic of China MERVYN KING, governor of the Bank of England ALEXEI KUDRIN, fi nance minister of Russia CHRISTINE LAGARDE, fi nance minister of France ANGELA MERKEL, chancellor of Germany VLADIMIR PUTIN, prime minister of Russia NICOLAS SARKOZY, president of France JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET, president of the European Central Bank WANG QISHAN, vice premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China WU YI, vice premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China ZHOU XIAOCHUAN, governor of the central bank of the People’s Republic of China PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND THEIR RUNNING MATES SEN. JOSEPH BIDEN, JR. (D-Delaware), vice presidential candidate for the Democratic Party; later elected 47th vice president of the United States SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R-Arizona), presidential candidate for the Republican Party SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-Illinois), presidential candidate for the Democratic Party; later elected 44th president of the United States GOV. SARAH PALIN (R-Alaska), vice presidential candidate for the Republican Party 17613-OnTheBrink.indd x 12/4/09 9:16:02 AM Main Cast of Characters xi TREASURY DEPARTMENT MICHELE DAVIS, assistant secretary for public affairs and director of policy planning KEVIN FROMER, assistant secretary for legislative affairs ROBERT HOYT, general counsel DAN JESTER, contractor NEEL KASHKARI, assistant secretary for international economics and development and interim assistant secretary for fi nancial stability JAMES LAMBRIGHT, chief investment offi cer of TARP CLAY LOWERY, acting undersecretary for international affairs JEB MASON, deputy assistant secretary for business affairs DAVID MCCORMICK, undersecretary for international affairs DAVID NASON, assistant secretary for fi nancial institutions JEREMIAH NORTON, deputy assistant secretary for fi nancial institutions policy KARTHIK RAMANATHAN, director of the Offi ce of Debt Management ANTHONY RYAN, assistant secretary for fi nancial markets STEVEN SHAFRAN, senior adviser to the secretary of the Treasury ROBERT STEEL, undersecretary for domestic fi nance; later president and CEO of Wachovia PHILLIP SWAGEL, assistant secretary for economic policy JAMES WILKINSON, chief of staff KENDRICK WILSON, contractor WHITE HOUSE JOSHUA BOLTEN, chief of staff GEORGE W. BUSH, 43rd president of the United States RICHARD CHENEY, 46th vice president of the United States EDWARD GILLESPIE, counselor to the president 17613-OnTheBrink.indd xi 12/4/09 9:16:02 AM xii Main Cast of Characters KEITH HENNESSEY, assistant to the president for economic policy; later director of the National Economic Council JOEL KAPLAN, deputy chief of staff for policy EDWARD LAZEAR, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers DANIEL MEYER, assistant to the president for legislative affairs 17613-OnTheBrink.indd xii 12/4/09 9:16:02 AM Acronyms Used in the Text ABCP: asset-backed commercial paper AIG: American International Group AMLF: Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Fund Liquidity Facility ARM: adjustable-rate mortgage ASF: American Securitization Forum BofA: Bank of America CDO: collateralized debt obligation CDS: credit default swap(s) CIC: China Investment Corporation CPP: capital purchase program ECB: European Central Bank ESF: Exchange Stabilization Fund FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FHA: Federal Housing Administration FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency FSA: Financial Services Authority FSB: Financial Stability Board 17613-OnTheBrink.indd 455 12/4/09 9:16:13 AM 456 Acronyms Used in the Text GAO: Government Accountability Offi ce GDP: gross domestic product GSE: government-sponsored enterprise (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac) HERA: Housing and Economic Recovery Act HUD: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development IASB: International Accounting Standards Board IMF: International Monetary Fund KDB: Korea Development Bank LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate LIBOR-OIS: London Interbank Offered Rate–overnight indexed swap LTCM: Long-Term Capital Management MAC: material adverse change MBS: mortgage-backed securities MLEC: Master Liquidity Enhancement Conduit NAV: net asset value NEC: National Economic Council OCC: Offi ce of the Comptroller of the Currency OFHEO: Offi ce of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight OTC: over the counter PDCF: Primary Dealer Credit Facility PWG: President’s Working Group on Financial Markets S&P 500: Standard & Poor’s 500 Index SARS: severe acute respiratory syndrome SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission SED: Strategic Economic Dialogue SIV: structured investment vehicle TAF: Term Auction Facility TALF: Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility TARP: Troubled Assets Relief Program 17613-OnTheBrink.indd 456 12/4/09 9:16:13 AM Acronyms Used in the Text 457 TIAA-CREF: Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America and College Retirement Equities Fund TLGP: Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program TSLF: Term Securities Lending Facility WaMu: Washington Mutual 17613-OnTheBrink.indd 457 12/4/09 9:16:13 AM .
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