▁as ▁afford able ▁housing ▁and ▁environmental ▁protection . ▁Some ▁Chinese ▁fact ories ▁engaged ▁in ▁low - end ▁export ▁manufact uring ▁have ▁gone ▁out ▁of ▁business . ▁ ▁On ▁Monday , ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁the ▁US ▁Tre as ury ▁announced ▁invest ment ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁billion ▁dollars ▁in ▁preferred ▁stock ▁of ▁A IG , ▁adjust ing ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁credit ▁line ▁and ▁its ▁amount . ▁Total ▁expos ure , ▁including ▁equ ity ▁and ▁deb t , ▁is ▁now ▁ 1 5 0 ▁billion ▁dollars . ▁Fund s ▁were ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁Tr ouble d ▁As set ▁Rel ief ▁Program ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁b ail out ▁of ▁A IG . ▁The ▁question ▁of ▁whether ▁emer gency ▁fund ing ▁would ▁be ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁trouble d ▁American ▁auto ▁industry ▁remained ▁under ▁consideration . ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁threatened ▁with ▁a ▁sharp ▁drop ▁in ▁sales ▁and ▁dimin ishing ▁c ash ▁res erves . ▁ ▁On ▁Wed nes day , ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁US ▁Tre as ury ▁Secretary ▁Henry ▁Paul son ▁scra pped ▁the ▁original ▁Tr ouble d ▁As set ▁Rel ief ▁Program ▁( T AR P ) ▁and ▁announced ▁shift ▁in ▁the ▁focus ▁to ▁consumer ▁l ending . ▁The ▁remaining ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁T AR P ▁budget ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁help ▁rel ieve ▁pressure ▁on ▁consumer ▁cred its ▁such ▁as ▁car ▁lo ans , ▁student ▁lo ans , ▁credit ▁cards ▁etc . ▁ ▁On ▁Th urs day ▁November ▁