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Ben Bernanke

Former Fed Chairman who authorized Bear Stearns emergency funding
Tracked because Former Fed Chairman who authorized Bear Stearns emergency funding · 10 documented connections
Facts on record4
Connections mapped10
Sources cited13
✦ Thin coverage gap +14 connected to 10 entities · only 4 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 2P 1S 1I
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Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
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Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official → [oversight] →... 1261× PATTERN elected official → [colleague] → elected official → [over... 299× PATTERN elected official → [colleague] → elected official → [gove... 216× PATTERN organization → [donor] → person → [Historical Context (Fi... 202× PATTERN person → [Historical Context (Financial Crisis)] → person... 202×
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Connection Map
Key Connections
← Chuck Schumer elected official
government_professional
Bernanke was Federal Reserve Chair (2006–2014) while Schumer was in the Senate; both involved in 2008 TARP and subsequent financial regulation.
← Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) institution
established_by
The PDCF was created under the authority of the Federal Reserve Board chaired by Ben Bernanke during the 2008 financial crisis.
← Richard J. Durbin person
meeting
On September 18, 2008, Durbin attended a closed-door briefing with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chair Ben Bernanke on the unfolding financial crisis. The next day he traded securities.
← Elizabeth Warren elected official
oversight
Warren's TARP oversight panel interacted with Bernanke's Federal Reserve regarding financial crisis management and bank bailouts.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
Filing (Regulatory)
Ben Bernanke filed with the SEC on 2021-09-17.
Facts (4)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 159d ago · Avg age: 1987d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (3)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Ben Bernanke filed filing with the SEC on 2021-09-17. Accession number: N/A.
✓ verified Primary Source BERNANKE, BEN S of WASHINGTON, DC made a campaign contribution of $316 to 55TH PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL COMMITTEE on 2005-01-10.
✓ verified Primary Source BERNANKE, BEN of CERRITOS, CA (employer: TECHNOLOGY, occupation: ANALYST) made a campaign contribution of $100 to RON PAUL 2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC. on 2012-04-15. FEC transaction ID: 1250390.
All Connections (10)
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
Filing (Regulatory) primary since 2021
Ben Bernanke filed with the SEC on 2021-09-17.
→ Henry Paulson person
membership inferential since 2005
Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chair and Henry Paulson as Treasury Secretary during 2008 financial crisis. Documented facts do not explicitly describe interaction, but context suggests proximity.
→ Timothy Geithner person
membership inferential since 2005
Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chair and Timothy Geithner as New York Fed President / Treasury Secretary during 2008 financial crisis. Context suggests joint crisis management.
Historical Context (Financial Crisis) inferential since 2018
Not a direct connection from Coons' data; Bernanke listed as known entity during 2008 financial crisis period which relates to Dodd-Frank regulations Coons later voted to ease.
established_by primary since 2008
The PDCF was created under the authority of the Federal Reserve Board chaired by Ben Bernanke during the 2008 financial crisis.
← Maiden Lane LLC instrument
linked official inferential since 2008
As Federal Reserve Chairman during the 2008 crisis, Bernanke was involved in the decisions that led to creation of Maiden Lane LLC.
← Chuck Schumer elected official
government_professional primary since 2006
Bernanke was Federal Reserve Chair (2006–2014) while Schumer was in the Senate; both involved in 2008 TARP and subsequent financial regulation.
← Richard J. Durbin person
meeting primary since 2008
On September 18, 2008, Durbin attended a closed-door briefing with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chair Ben Bernanke on the unfolding financial crisis. The next day he traded securities.
← Bear Stearns company
oversight inferential since 2008
As Federal Reserve Chairman, Bernanke oversaw the Fed's actions facilitating Bear Stearns' rescue and acquisition by JPMorgan Chase.
← Elizabeth Warren elected official
oversight primary since 2008
Warren's TARP oversight panel interacted with Bernanke's Federal Reserve regarding financial crisis management and bank bailouts.
Sources (13)
2021-09-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Ben Bernanke (2021-09-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-09-29 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Ben Bernanke (2025-09-29) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-09-06 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Ben Bernanke (2013-09-06) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ben Bernanke — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Ben Bernanke not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-09-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Ben Bernanke (2013-09-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ben Bernanke — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-07-30 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Ben Bernanke (2013-07-30) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ben Bernanke — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ben Bernanke — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-09-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Ben Bernanke (2021-09-17) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2005-01-10 ↗ FEC: BERNANKE, BEN S donation $316 to 55TH PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL COMMITTEE web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2012-04-15 ↗ FEC: BERNANKE, BEN donation $100 to RON PAUL 2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTE… web_search Processed 📜 Receipt