US Treasury to Begin Bank Capital Program this Week

A senior US. Treasury official said that the department will begin sending $125 billion to the first nine banks to sign up for its capital program early this week, and is willing to listen to other industries seeking government assistance.

Published on October 27, 2008

David Nason, the U.S. Treasury's Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, told CNBC television that the Treasury executed final investment agreements with the nine banks on Sunday.

He declined to rule out capital injections for insurers and other companies but said there were significant questions about how such investments would work and whether they were needed for financial stability.

"We started with the banks because that's targeted to providing credit to the economy, but there are a lot of industries coming in saying they need federal assistance, so we're willing to listen to their asks," Nason said.