The dow jones company

Designed methodology for detecting waste, fraud or abuse of TARP funds received by financial institutions participating in government bailout program. Methodology focused on ability to identify anomalies in the data that can act as triggers for investigation of potential WFA cases. Approach included the use of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), Decision Tree Analysis, Genetic Programming, and Regression analysis. Data sources include financial statements from institutions, bank transaction data, third part vendors, and Dow Jones news data (Database Targeting offering).