Entries tagged "Treasury Department"

Treasury Secretary Geithner on the economy

The Treasury secretary talks about a number of subjects including the economy, regulatory reform and government intervention in the private sector during the worst of the financial crisis.

Fed blows off Geithner's suggestion

The Federal Reserve Board has shot down a Treasury proposal for a public review of the central bank's structure and governance, which likely will only antagonize opponents.

Angelides Commission -- 1 investigation too many?

Investigations into the financial crisis have proliferated like securitized subprime loans.

Treasury winds down $200B bailout account

With Congress dragging it feet on raising the federal government's debt ceiling, Treasury opted to reduce the size of its 'Supplementary Account' from $200 billion to $15 billion.

Commercial real estate woes garner TALF extension

With things getting ugly in commercial real estate, the Fed opts to add six months to the $1 trillion TALF program.

Roll Call: Wall Street compensation edition

A round up of some of the must-read news and blogs of the day.

Goldman gets $1.1B in good PR

Paying what the Treasury asked for the TARP warrants gives Goldman the chance start deflecting some of the attacks directed at it.

GM speeds out of bankruptcy

The carmaker has reportedly emerged from Chapter 11 after only 40 days.

Private appraisals for TARP warrants a bad idea

Simon Johnson says Treasury's plan to turn pricing negotiations over to private appraisers if a bank and the agency can't reach terms on their own is susceptible to political influence and corruption.

Valuing TARP warrants a tricky science

Pluris Valuation Advisors' Espen Robak on determining the value of the warrants that Treasury holds on TARP banks.

Financial regulation overhaul plans coming

Financial regulation is getting an extreme makeover, and the Obama administration will unveil its plan June 17.

How will CDS dealers react to regulation?

Now that Treasury is likely to get regulatory authority of derivatives markets, how will participants react?

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