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Geithner: We will 'prevail' over banks

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Tue, 10/04/2011 - 16:39

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Tuesday joined a chorus of Democratic officials hitting back at bank fees, saying the administration "will prevail" in the battle over banking reforms.


 

What happens if Congress blows the debt ceiling?

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Fri, 04/29/2011 - 03:27

Some Republican lawmakers are challenging Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's warnings about the grave consequences of not raising the country's debt ceiling.


 

Geithner: China letting Fed set yuan's path

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Wed, 03/24/2010 - 14:01

In what may be the bluntest assessment by a high-ranking White House official of China's exchange rate policy, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Wednesday that China's undervalued currency makes the nation dependent on U.S. monetary policy.


 

Does TARP really need an extension?

Marketplace  Wed, 12/09/2009 - 11:38

The Obama administration will extend TARP until October 2010. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the money is needed in case financial conditions worsen.

Does he know something we don't? Amy Scott reports.


 

TARP bailout extended 10 months

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Wed, 12/09/2009 - 09:09

The controversial $700 billion federal bailout program will be extended through Oct. 3, 2010, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Wednesday.


 

Small biz lending freefall in spotlight

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Tue, 11/17/2009 - 16:56

Several top administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Small Business Administration head Karen Mills, will meet Wednesday with bankers, policy makers and business owners to discuss the grim state of small business lending.


 

Obama's financial reform options

Marketplace  Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:38

At a House committee hearing on how to reform the financial industry, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said he'd like regulation proposals to be tougher.

Bob Moon reports on what the White House can do on its own.


 

Tim Geithner's latest headache

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Tue, 07/14/2009 - 03:46

The Obama Administration has given itself two months to tell Congress what new legislation is needed to control over-the-counter derivatives, and testimony by Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner late last week indicated how incredibly difficult the job of writing a law is going to be.


 

Plan under fire for 'too big to fail'

Marketplace  Thu, 06/18/2009 - 12:42

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner spent his day defending the Obama administration's proposed financial overhaul to lawmakers.

Amy Scott reports there are concerns the plan may give firms 'too big to fail' an unfair advantage.


 

Report card: Obama's plan to fix financial rules

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Tue, 06/16/2009 - 12:03

Tomorrow President Obama will present his plan to fix the way the U.S. regulates finance. The "white paper" his Treasury Department will release at the same time will contain the specifics.

But already the administration is publicizing its overarching themes, particularly through official if unnamed leaks to the Wall Street Journal and an opinion piece Monday in the Washington Post by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and White House economics chief Larry Summers.