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Download or read book Federal Reserve System: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Policies and Processes for Managing Emergency Assistance written by Orice Williams Brown and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act directed the author to conduct a one-time audit of the emergency loan programs and other assistance authorized by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) during the recent financial crisis. This report examines the emergency actions taken by the FRB from Dec. 1, 2007, through July 21, 2010. For each of these actions, the objectives included a review of: (1) the basis and purpose for its authorizaiton, as well as accounting and financial reporting internal contrls; (2) the use, selection, and payment of vendors; (3) management of conflicts of interest; (4) policies in place to secure loan repayment; and (5) the treatment of program participants. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.