Uncovering the impact of TARP 

Lawmakers expressed concerns today about oversight of the Treasury Department's $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, questioning whether the money spent so far has done much to stabilize credit markets or reduce foreclosures.

The Treasury Department has already doled out $195 billion through TARP without a system in place to measure whether the money is actually helping relieve the credit crunch, or whether banks and other companies that receive the money are complying with restrictions on its use, according to a Government Accountability Office report to Congress.

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