Department of Treasury

Catching a Financial Thief

Tom Fox | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: James H. Freis, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Department of Treasury, Financial Thief, Money Laundering, Politics News

James H. Freis, Jr. was appointed in 2007 as director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an agency that establishes and implements regulatory policies, and analyzes financial transactions.

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Obama Asking Congress To Raise Key Limit

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Video, Obama Debt Limit, Department of Treasury, Debt Ceiling, Congress Debt Ceiling Obama Debt Ceiling, Treasury, Debt Limit, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says the federal government has nearly reached its borrowing limit – again. Treasury officials said...

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Improving Your Agency's Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Ranking

Tom Fox | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Fdic, Opm, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings, Office of Personnel Managment, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Pto, Bep, Department of Treasury, Partnership for Public Service, Politics News

Organizations struggling to improve their rankings would be wise to understand what successful agencies have done, and then adopt those strategies to build a more engaged and, ultimately, a more effective workforce.

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McCain Dethrones the Rule of Law

Bruce Fein | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Law, Alexander Hamilton, Congress, President Obama, Federal Reserve, James Madison, UN Security Council, U.S. Constitution, Pentagon Budget, Common Sense, Robert Jackson, Libya, UN Convention Against Torture, Enemy Combatants, John Bassett Moore, Constitution, Predator Drones, War Powers Resolution, Pentagon, John McCain, Thomas Paine, Libya War, State Secrets, Thomas Jefferson, James Wilson, Democrats, U.S. Supreme Court, Military Commissions, Patriot Act, Department of Treasury, U.S. Senate, War Powers Act, Fisa, Republicans, Politics News

John McCain's latest war gospel hangs an alarming tale. The rule of law has been dethroned and the president has been endowed with absolute power as the American Empire has eclipsed the American Republic.

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Geithner Heads To Brazil To Bolster Economic Ties

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Timothy Geithner, Brazil, US Economic Ties, US Economy, US Economic Relations, Guido Mantega, Department of Treasury, Business News, Business News

SAO PAULO — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with Brazil's leaders Monday looking to bolster ties before next month's visit by Presi...

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Making Wall Street Face The Music: Enforcing the Mandate to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing

Lisa Rice | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics News, Politics, Racial Equity, Home Affordable Modification Program, Housing, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Tarp, Barack Obama, Fair Housing, Department of Treasury, Economy, Harp, Business News

The financial services industry must take steps to meet its fair housing obligations. In the past, the industry's policies and practices have worked against fair housing achievements, promoting residential segregation.

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Who Will Succeed Tim Geithner as Next Treasury Secretary?

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Rubin, Treasury Department, Labor Policy, Department of Treasury, Leo Hindery, Neoliberalism, Jared Bernstein, Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke, Joe Biden, Job Creation, Barack Obama, Lawrence Summers, New York Federal Reserve Bank, Politics News

The revelations that the New York Fed advised AIG to hide matters from regulators may be the final trigger for Geithner's departure -- and Obama needs to change his economic team anyway.

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Foreclosure 'SWAT Teams' Unleashed By Treasury Department: NPR

npr.org | Weekend Edition Sunday | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Loan Modifications, Department of Treasury, Mortgage Modification, Foreclosure, Making Home Affordable Program, Mortgages, Bank of America, Making Home Affordable, Foreclosure SWAT Teams, Jpmorgan, Housing Crisis, Business News

The Treasury Department has started dispatching what it calls foreclosure "SWAT teams" to big banks to take a hard look at their operations. ...

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Unemployed Homeowners Could Get Financial Assitance

usatoday.com | Stephanie Armour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Treasury, Unemployed Homeowners Financial Assistance, Treasury, Homeowner Bailout, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is engaged in high-level talks about providing financial assistance to homeowners who've lost their jobs and ca...

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Small Businesses Left Out Of Bailout

wsj.com | JONATHAN WEISMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Department of Treasury, Bailout, Small-Business-Bailout-Plan, Cit Group, Banks, Brey Corporation, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The White House's gamble to cut off aid to struggling lender CIT Group Inc. caps a string of decisions opening President Barack Obama to...

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Geithner Grows Up: WATCH The Treasury Sec's Evolution (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Department of Treasury, Tim Geithner, Geithner Video, Geithner Testimoney, Geithner Grows Up, Business News

Witness the new and improved Timothy Geithner! As DealBreaker put it earlier today, the Treasury Secretary has arrived. He's been everywhere lately, i...

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Compared to AIG? He's Doing Better All the Time!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

I don't want to sound like I'm bragging or anything, but I thought you ought to know: In the last quarter of 2008, I outperformed AIG by 61 billion dollars.

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Porky the Bailout Bill

Michael Pento | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government Bailout, Economy, Failing US Dollar, Department of Treasury, Gdp, National Debt, Interest on the Debt, CBO, Congressional Budget Office, The Fed, Business News

Currently, about ten cents on every tax dollar goes to paying just the interest on the national debt. Interest on the debt alone will grow to 12.4% of our entire GDP by 2050.

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