Treasury Department
Geithner Backs Foreclosure Aid As Clock Ticks Down
The Huffington Post - 1day 10hrs agoThe U.S. Treasury Department has spent months blocking Legal Aid funding for borrowers fighting Foreclosure, but is giving a late push to Legislation that would expand its authority to help Homeowners. In a bruising appearance before the Congres…
Read more >>Robert Lenzner: Santa Bernanke Giveth And Taketh Away
The Huffington Post - 2 days agoChristmas began early on August 27 for equity lovers, when Santa Ben unveiled his plans for QE2 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Standard and Poor's 500 index has gained a splendid 17% since then according to my Forbes mate Steve Schaefer in his "E…
Read more >>How the World Works: This is how the GOP Congress will regulate Wall Street?
Salon - 3 days ago
Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. Rarely do you see a politician quite this honest: Last Wednesday, just hours after securing the position of chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., to…
Read more >>Payroll tax cut worries Social Security advocates (AP)
Yahoo! News - 6 days agoWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's plan to cut Payroll taxes for a year would provide big savings for many workers, but makes Social Security advocates nervous that it could jeopardize the Retirement program's finances. The plan is part…
Read more >>Treasury: Geithner home from hospital
Washington Examiner - 8 days agoTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has been released from the Hospital after undergoing treatment for a kidney stone. The Treasury Department said in a statement Saturday that Geithner had successfully completed the treatment without incident and…
Read more >>U.S. government posts $150 billion November budget gap
Breitbart - 9 days ago
By Corbett B. Daly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States recorded a larger-than-expected $150 billion Budget gap last month, the largest shortfall for any November, Treasury Department data showed on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had... …
Read more >>Schumer and Obama
Politico - 9 days ago
Glenn Thrush explores the recent strategic differences and the broader differences between Obama and the man now driving the Senate's message:
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Treasury: Financial bailout income at $35 billion
The Daily Caller - 9 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s heavily criticized $700 billion financial rescue program has earned nearly $35 billion in income over the past two years, according to data obtained by The Associated Press. The data showed that incom…
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