treasury department

Saving money on making money

Marketplace  Mon, 02/13/2012 - 15:42

In his new budget released today, President Obama said he wants Congress to let the Treasury Department use cheaper materials to mint our coins.


 

Still $100 billion to go for TARP

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Wed, 05/25/2011 - 13:53

It's been a pretty good week for the Treasury Department's bailout program.


 

Why Geithner won't be selling our gold

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Wed, 05/11/2011 - 03:28

This just in from the Treasury Department: The United States will not be unloading its nearly $400 billion stash of gold to delay hitting the debt ceiling.


 

What bin Laden's death means for future financing against terror...

Marketplace  Mon, 05/02/2011 - 14:09

Stuart Levey, former undersecretary of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Treasury Department, discusses what bin Laden's death means for the financing of terrorist operations and the fight against terrorism.


 

Delay on debt ceiling comes at a cost

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Tue, 02/22/2011 - 17:53

The longer Congress waits to raise the debt ceiling, the more time and money the Treasury Department will have to spend just managing the national debt by the minute, a federal report warned Tuesday.


 

Watchdog: Funny math used on AIG bailout

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Mon, 10/25/2010 - 12:46

The Treasury Department made an overly rosy prediction of taxpayer losses on the AIG bailout by changing its accounting practices, the special investigator for the federal bailouts said in a report released Monday.


 

Gov't may sell its AIG stock soon

Marketplace  Wed, 09/29/2010 - 11:55

Insurance company AIG is in talks with members of the Fed and the Treasury Department on how the company will return the billions the government lent AIG.


 

Treasury nears plan to exit AIG

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Wed, 09/29/2010 - 04:01

he U.S. government and AIG are finalizing a plan for how the Treasury Department would exit its majority stake in the insurance giant, according to several published reports.


 

Banks, get your reserves up!

Marketplace  Thu, 05/20/2010 - 12:01

The financial overhaul bill imposes tough capital requirements on big banks, but the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve, among others, are opposed.

John Dimsdale reports.


 

Treasury's quiet war

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Tue, 02/16/2010 - 06:40

You probably know the Treasury Department as the agency that brought you the bank bailout, the AIG rescue and, of course, the IRS.