Welcome to the website of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Financial Stability, which manages the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). This site provides information and data related to the TARP, which was created by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) in response to the financial crisis. TARP includes several investment programs that helped stabilize an economy ... Read more TARP Programs Auto Industry TARP helped prevent a collapse of the American auto industry, saving more than a million American jobs. Bank Investment Programs TARP helped stabilize America's banking system during the financial crisis. Credit Market Programs TARP helped restart the secondary credit markets, which are essential to keep credit flowing to households and businesses. Housing TARP helps prevent avoidable foreclosures and keeps families in their homes. Investment in AIG The Federal Reserve and Treasury took action to stabilize AIG, then the largest provider of conventional insurance in the world, because its failure during the financial crisis would have had a devastating impact on our financial system and the economy. Executive Compensation Treasury issued standards governing executive compensation at financial institutions that received assistance under TARP. These standards were implemented and are overseen by the Office of the Special Master.