. ▁ ▁The ▁article ▁went ▁on , ▁though , ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁episode ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁" A . I . G .' s ▁search ▁for ▁[ private ] ▁capital ▁was ▁fruit less " ▁and ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁led ▁by ▁Chair man ▁Ben ▁Bern an ke ▁and ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁led ▁by ▁Secretary ▁H ank ▁Paul son ▁( former ly ▁of ▁Gold man ) ▁had ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁rescue . ▁" By ▁late ▁T ues day ▁afternoon ▁[ S ep . ▁ 1 6 ], ▁the ▁government ▁would ▁step ▁in ▁with ▁an ▁$ 8 5 ▁billion ▁loan , ▁the ▁first ▁install ment ▁of ▁a ▁b ail out ▁that ▁now ▁stands ▁at ▁$ 1 8 2 ▁billion . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁b ail out , ▁A . I . G .' s ▁trad ing ▁partners , ▁including ▁Gold man , ▁were ▁compens ated ▁fully ▁for ▁money ▁ow ed ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁A . I . G . ▁Anal yst s ▁say ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Fed ▁should ▁have ▁pressed ▁A . I . G .' s ▁trad ing ▁partners ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁deep ▁disc ount ▁on ▁what ▁they ▁were ▁ow ed . ▁But ▁Mr . ▁Ge ith ner ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁b arg aining ▁power ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁unw illing ▁to ▁threaten ▁A . I . G .' s ▁trad ing ▁partners ▁with ▁a ▁bank rupt cy ▁by ▁the ▁ins urer ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁further ▁dest abil izing ▁the ▁system . ▁A ▁recent ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁A . I .