Paulson, Bernanke, And FDIC Chairman Make Statement On Financial Markets

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 14: Secretary Henry M. Paulson (2nd-L), Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L), Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Chairman Sheila Bair (3rd-L to R), Timothy F. Geithner, chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan, Securities and Exchange Commission Christopher Cox, Chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Walter Lukken, and Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) John M. Reich participate in a news conference at the Treasury Department to talk about the market stability Initiative October 14, 2008 in Washington DC. Earlier today President Bush met with the President's Working Group on Financial Markets at the White House. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)