Business Timeline: A Year Of Financial Crisis NPR Published September 4, 2009 at 10:01 PM MDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Susan Walsh / APTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson speaks on Sept. 7, 2008, during a news conference on the bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Susan Walsh / AP / APTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson speaks on Sept. 7, 2008, during a news conference on the bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Copyright 2009 NPR