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Geithner defends record to Congress

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:15 +0000

By Sarah O’Connor in Washington and Alan Rappeport in New York Published: November 19 2009 18:35 | Last updated: November 19 2009 18:35 Tim Geithner launched a fierce defence of his record as US Treasury secretary on Thursday as Republicans said his policies had failed and he should resign. In ...

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U.S. to aid some local mortgage programs

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:11:08 +0000

A Treasury Department program aimed at propping up local housing finance agencies will help inject $29 billion into these groups over the next year, according to government data scheduled to be released Tuesday. The program focuses on state and local housing finance agencies, which provide ...

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Another View: Unintended Consequences on Wall St.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:55:10 +0000

Another View: Peter J. Solomon, the chairman of the Peter J. Solomon Company, looks at Wall Street's compensation and the unintended consequences of the banking bailout.

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Govt’s Attempt to Push Transparency for Mortgage Mods Falls Short

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:17:03 +0000

Last week, the Treasury Department took a step to address those concerns: For the first time, it issued guidelines requiring mortgage servicers to give homeowners details about why they’ve been denied. But the required disclosure will only be partial, and housing advocates say that means servicers’

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