Tags: Treasury Department

Administration officials were aware of problems prior to election

Well, that's reassuring

Passes Senate easily

Over objections from some Republicans

Obama spent years demonizing bankers for just such things

Jacob Lew faces Senate Committee

Obama's Treasury secretary nominee to appear before Senate panel on Wednesday

The department previously waived the fee for 7,300 e-mails they originally said didn't exit, but is now requiring the Competitive Enterprise Institute to pay first

Will likely lose billions in the sales

Has more market experience than Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew

White House Chief of Staff set to replace Timothy Geithner

Lew is current White House chief of staff

That's a relief

Successor yet to be named

Government still holds 200 million shares

Expects to hit debt limit before the start of the new year

The feds want to encourage the development of apps to help with financial management and literacy, but don't they realize the free market will provide the products people desire?

Rejected a plan from GM to unload its stakes in the auto firm

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