Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren's Relationship With The Treasury Is "Rocky"

Time | Sheelah Kolhatkar | Posted 07.14.2009 | Business


Don't let my politeness fool you," says Elizabeth Warren. The Harvard Law professor and head of the congressional panel monitoring the bank bailout ha...

Elizabeth Warren: TARP Repayment, More Stress Tests and a Fall off the Pedestal

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business


Jill Schlesinger

This morning, Ms. Warren fell off the pedestal on which I had placed her.

TARP Watchdog: Stress Tests Relied On Too Rosy A Scenario

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — A government test of whether 19 major banks could survive a further downturn in the economy may have relied on too rosy a scenario ...

Sam Stein

Warren's Consumer Protection Agency: From Article To Near-Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics


In the next few weeks the Obama White House will introduce a sweeping package of regulatory reforms designed to prevent excesses and pitfalls in an ec...

Obama Calls for An Extreme Makeover of Our Culture: Are the Credit Card Companies Listening? [Updated]

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

In The Divine Comedy Dante assigned usurers to the seventh circle of hell. The Senate obviously needs a refresher course -- since it overwhelming voted down Bernie Sanders' measure that would cap credit card interest rates at 15 percent.

Elizabeth Warren Interviewed By Bill Maher On Credit Card Legislation, Usury (VIDEO)

Posted 06.16.2009 | Politics


TARP watchdog Elizabeth Warren sat down for an interview with Bill Maher on last night's episode of "Real Time." One of the topics she and Maher disc...

Jason Linkins

"Planet Money" Reporter Paints Elizabeth Warren As Agenda-Driven

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.15.2009 | Media


Yesterday, CJR's Ryan Chittum posted a blistering critique of NPR's Adam Davidson's attempt at an interview with TARP overseer Elizabeth Warren on "Pl...

We Are Not AIG

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy | Posted 06.13.2009 | Business


Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Government ownership of big portions of the economy could threaten democracy; for one thing, it creates massive conflicts of interest for those who manage bailed out companies.

Here Is My Economic Dream Team

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.07.2009 | Business


Arianna Huffington

I have my found my economic Dream Team... on the set of CNBC's Squawk Box (Hint: it's not Rick Santelli and Mark Haines). READ MORE The Stress Tests Fail The Smell Test The Obama administration's ongoing loyalty to Wall Street is a virus that holds far more danger than the swine flu. READ MORE Watch: Arianna Testifies to the Senate About the Future Of Journalism Watch: Arianna Guest Hosts CNBC'S Squawk Box Watch: Arianna Talks Torture, Military Preparedness, Bank Stress Tests on CNN's The Situation Room Watch: Arianna Discusses the Future Of Journalism with Peggy Noonan and the Morning Joe Crew

Arianna And Elizabeth Warren Discuss TARP On CNBC's Squawk Box

Huff TV | Posted 06.07.2009 | Business


Huff TV

Arianna joined CNBC's Squawk Box team and Harvard University professor of law Elizabeth Warren to discuss details from a report on TARP's impact for s...

Sam Stein

Elizabeth Warren: Stress Tests Need To Be Transparent

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Bailout watchdog Elizabeth Warren warns that the government stress tests of the nation's largest banks, which are set to be made public next week, wil...

The Folly of Credit Card Regulation

Alan Schram | Posted 05.27.2009 | Business


Alan Schram

Elizabeth Warren, along with other proponents of government restrictions, should put their money where their mouths are, quit their jobs and start a credit card company.

Fish Can Count and Monkeys Can Subtract

Lee Schneider | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business


Lee Schneider

The qualities present in fish and monkeys, being social and caring about their fellows, have gone missing in some bankers.

Arthur Delaney

Elizabeth Warren To Geithner: "People Are Angry"

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics


In her opening statement at Tuesday's Congressional Oversight Panel hearing on the Trouble Asset Relief Program, COP chairwoman Elizabeth Warren told ...

Geithner Testimony On TARP Funds (LIVE VIDEO)

AP/MSNBC | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics


Only $109.6 billion in resources remain in the government's $700 billion financial rescue fund. But Treasury Department officials said Tuesday they e...

Bailout Watchdog Warren Draws Fire From Conservatives

politico.com | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics


Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor charged by Congress with overseeing trillions in financial rescue funds, has a surprising secret weapon: D...

Who's Responsible? We Might Never Know

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics


Harry Moroz

The mistakes or missteps of President Bush lie not merely in his administration's lack of transparency, but in its disregard for the establishment of goals.

Sam Stein

Elizabeth Warren Makes Jon Stewart Feel Better On "Daily Show" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics


Detailing the need for transparency, laying out a framework for bank recovery and making a clear and succinct case for a smart regulatory system, TARP...

Sam Stein

TARP Watchdog On Recovery: Too Little Accountability, Too Close To Japan Model (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics


Troubled Asset Relief Program overseer Elizabeth Warren warned on Wednesday that the Obama administration's approach toward resuscitating the financia...

Bailed-Out Banks Face Probe Over Fee Hikes

Wall Street Journal | DAVID ENRICH, MARSHALL ECKBLAD and MAURICE TAMMAN | Posted 05.13.2009 | Home


The committee overseeing federal banking-bailout programs is investigating the lending practices of institutions that received public funds, following...

TARP Watchdog: Fire Managers, Liquidate Banks To Solve Financial Crisis

Bloomberg | Robert Schmidt | Posted 05.09.2009 | Business


A congressional panel overseeing the U.S. financial rescue suggested that getting rid of top executives and liquidating problem banks may be a better ...

Bailout Oversight Panel Warns Financial Crisis "Taking Root In The Larger Economy"

ABC News | CHARLES HERMAN and ALICE GOMSTYN | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business


Govt. May Spend More than $4 Trillion but Economy Faces 'Prolonged Weakness,' Oversight Panel Reports...

Elizabeth Warren: Finally Someone With a Clue How to Handle the Financial Crisis

Ian Welsh | Posted 05.06.2009 | Business


Ian Welsh

Elizabeth Warren's the chief watchdog for the 700 billion TARP fund. Unfortunately, she has no real power.

Arthur Delaney

Geithner: No Double Standard For Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


In an exclusive interview with ABC News anchor Charles Gibson, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the administration holds bailout beneficiaries...

Ryan Grim

TARP Watchdog: "We Do Not Seem To Be A Priority For The Treasury Department"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


Elizabeth Warren, in charge of oversight of the financial industry bailout, told a congressional panel Tuesday that the Treasury Department has not be...