Some Bailout Transparency Promises Remain Unkept
In June, we reported that the Treasury Department had failed to keep a key transparency promise. Falling well short of … more…
With Deflation Fears Barely Gone, Inflation Rears Its Head
This morning’s roundup of stimulus coverage:
* Talk of inflation is up. A number of op-eds this weekend argue that as the … more…
Treasury Slow to Keep Transparency Promise
Back in January, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner made a clear promise: All TARP investment agreements would be put on the Internet … more…
Will $120 Billion in Remaining Bailout Funds Last?
Back in February, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner seemed to regard it as inevitable that the $700 billion TARP would run out and … more…
Check Out the Obama Team’s Ethics Commitment Letters
3:45pm: This post has been updated.
By law, federal employees in the executive branch can't participate in specific government de … more…
As Crisis Loomed, Geithner Pressed But Fell Short
In September 2005, Timothy Geithner made one of his most visible moves as a supervisor of the U.S. banking system. He summoned the … more…
How Hard the Fed Looked for AIG’s Potential Losses
Before you handed over $85 billion to a failing company, what sort of information would you need to know about it?
The Federal Rese … more…
Conflicting Accounts About Geithner’s Involvement With AIG Bonuses
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner insists that he didn’t know the timing or size of the AIG retention bonuses that have caused so … more…
Quick Picks: Obama Gets an F and Lawmakers Get Lobbyist Cash
Our editors' picks of the latest investigative stories around the Web:
The founder of defense lobbying firm PMA Group and h … more…U.S. Department of the Geithner
March 10: This post has been updated.
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is supposed to have 17 top deputies helping him run his mass … more…
GMAC, MetLife Among Banks Undergoing Stress Tests
[Editor's note: Check out Propublica's ultimate bailout guide. We're tracking every taxpayer dollar and every recipient. All searchab … more…
IndyMac Exposes Rift Between Regulators
Last week's autopsy by the Treasury Department's inspector general of the collapse of IndyMac Savings and Loan offers insight into a … more…
Treasury’s ‘Stress Tests’: Hurry Up and Wait
More than four months after former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson announced "decisive actions to protect the U.S. economy," everybod … more…
Stimulus Bill Limits TARP Exec Pay
Top executives at banks that got money from the TARP will face stricter compensation limits thanks to the stimulus bill. That’s becau … more…
This Week in Scandals: TARP’s Midlife Crisis and More
Every week, we take stock of how the week unfolded for the stories we're tracking in Scandal Watch (see the right sidebar). Here is … more…
TARP Lives! Treasury Continues Bank Investments
This week was the big rollout for Tim Geithner's new plan (or "broad architecture") for the bailout, but even as we're introduced to … more…
Geithner: This Is a ‘Broad Architecture’
Details Scarce on New Bailout Plan
It looks like we'll just have to keep waiting to hear the details of the Financial Stability Plan, the Obama administration's chosen … more…
Goodbye, TARP. Hello, Financial Stability Plan!
A little later this morning, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is scheduled to unveil how the Obama administration plans to handle the … more…
Meet The New Boss…
This Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will roll out TARP II, the administration's plan for how to spend the second $350 billi … more…
January 07, 2010
Geithner’s NY Fed Told AIG to Limit Swaps Disclosure Hugh Son, Bloomberg, January 07, 2010
October 20, 2009
Top Obama Officials Knew of Bank of America Deal Rick Rothacker and Christina Rexrode, Charlotte Observer, October 20, 2009
October 14, 2009
Geithner Aides Reaped Millions Working for Wall Street Robert Schmidt, Bloomberg, October 14, 2009
October 08, 2009
Phone Records Show Wall Street Execs Have Geithner’s Ear Matt Apuzzo and Daniel Wagner, AP, October 08, 2009
June 29, 2009
Wary Banks Hobble Toxic Asset Plan David Enrich, Liz Rappaport and Jenny Strasburg, WSJ ($), June 29, 2009
June 18, 2009
Dispute Grows Over TARP Chief’s Powers Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten, Los Angeles Times, June 18, 2009
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