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The Motley Fool June 9, 2009 Morgan Housel	Payback Time Has Come Ten of the largest banks to receive TARP funds -- the taxpayer money associated with last fall's $700 billion bank bailout -- have been approved to repay the Treasury in full, plus interest.
BusinessWeek September 30, 2010 Rebecca Christie	TARP Didn't Bust the Bank The much-maligned bailout program made money on most Wall Street investments and cost less than expected.
Bank Systems & Technology February 9, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan	Geithner Has Four Choices for Banks Tomorrow, WSJ Editor says. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is to unveil his bank plan tomorrow.
Registered Rep. January 15, 2010 David A. Geracioti	Obama's Bank Tax Is Onerous, but "Banks Are Creative" Is taxing banker's bonuses and increasing taxes for financial institutions really necessary?
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Morgan Housel	We're From the Government, and We're Here to Help This week could bring the most government intervention into the economy we've ever seen. Here's what to look for.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2009 Morgan Housel	Pros and Cons of the New Bank Plan After a long wait, the details of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's new plan to rid banks of toxic assets actually aren't half bad. Read on for the details.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2009 Theo Francis	Creating a Bank to Take on Toxic Assets Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner proposes, a "bad bank" to buy up some of the toxic securities weighing down financial institutions. Here's one way the approach could be structured.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Morgan Housel	Buffett, Google, and Friends Lend Obama a Hand A first look at Obama's economic team, whose notable members include Warren Buffett and Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2008 Alex Dumortier	GAO to Paulson: Get Your TARP in Order The Government Accountability Office chides the Treasury Department for failing to address a number of key issues with respect to the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2009 Morgan Housel	Hurry Up and Nationalize the Banks Now that last fall's all-out panic has subsided, we need a long-term solution to getting our largest banks back on track.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2010 Russ Krull	The Government: Worst Investor Ever? Here's a closer look at the U.S. Treasury's recent investments.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	World's Scariest Stocks: Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs may be incredibly profitable, but its business sends shivers down spines.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Geithner Just Doesn't Get It Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner weighs in on the financial reform package.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 Morgan Housel	Citigroup Gets the Government Out of Its Hair One step closer to freedom.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 Chuck Saletta	Cheat on Your Taxes? Run the IRS! Inauguration Day hasn't even come yet, and we already find ourselves with Obama's first major presidential scandal. Timothy Geithner, the man Obama tapped as the next Treasury secretary, has reportedly cheated on his taxes.
BusinessWeek June 12, 2006 Michael Mandel	Mr. Risk Goes To Washington Hank Paulson's profound understanding of risk and reward makes him the perfect pick for the Treasury.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2010 Morgan Housel	Bailout Cost Plummets: Good News? It seems the bailouts taxpayers ponied up to save the financial system are going to cost a lot less than we thought.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2011 Morgan Housel	Pardon Me, George Soros Clearing up misconceptions about TARP.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Obama's Pick for Treasury Secretary Who should President-elect Obama pick as Treasury Secretary? Should JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon get the nod? Should Obama stick with current Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson? This video discusses this question.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2009 Morgan Housel	More Proof Banks Will Exploit This Bailout This takes abusing the system to a whole new level.
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BusinessWeek April 8, 2010 Mike Dorning	Why the Obama Plan Is Working Polls say the economy is heading in the wrong direction. Markets say it's back on track. This time, the markets are right.
BusinessWeek December 1, 2010 Rich Miller	Bernanke and Geithner Fight Back How the Federal Reserve chairman and Treasury Secretary are battling to defend the Fed's latest moves -- and preserve its independence.
Bank Systems & Technology March 24, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Geithner Says 'World is Watching' as U.S. Crafts Economic Recovery Plans Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says reestablishing the right balance between stability and efficiency in the economic system is the government's obligation.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Conspiracy Watch: Goldman Spreads Its Tentacles Goldman Sachs' top financial institutions banker will take a temporary leave to advise Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson on the banking crisis.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2010 Ilan Moscovitz & Morgan Housel	The Giant Revolving Door of Regulatory Hostage-Taking Washington reeks of Wall Street. Time to open the windows.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2009 Alyce Lomax	We Just Got Mugged Again. And Again. We're all getting mugged by the TARP program, again and again -- and it all gets a little scarier with every passing day. Get the ice packs ready for your aching head and your bleeding wallet -- and those of your descendants.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2008 Alyce Lomax	I Think We Just Got Mugged Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's recent comments about his shifting strategy for tackling the financial crisis have made many people wonder whether they're being robbed blind.
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BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 James Pressley	The Meltdown According to Hank Paulson How the former Treasury Secretary, exhausted and careworn, labored to save the financial system -- and made plenty of mistakes.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Bernanke, Paulson, and Geithner: Champs or Chumps? It's been a year since the financial markets went splat. Have government officials succeeded in combating the collapse?
The Motley Fool May 13, 2009 Morgan Housel	TARP's Next Victim: Small Banks Providing capital to banks that might simply feel left out of the party is tiptoeing dangerously close to socialized banking.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Banks Are Getting a Great Deal at Our Expense! The Treasury may be giving TARP recipients a sweet deal that will keep money out of taxpayers' pockets.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2009 Morgan Housel	Where Did All the Bailout Money Go? Now that several banks have repaid taxpayers about $70 billion of the $700 billion bank bailout know as TARP, a common question is: "Great, now where's the other $630 billion?" The answer isn't as clear-cut as many may assume.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2008 Morgan Housel	$700 Billion Bailout? Not So Fast Only $290 billion of the original $350 billion have been used so far, and Hank Paulson has said he's unlikely to use the remaining $410 billion, at least for the time being.
BusinessWeek December 10, 2009	Tim Geithner Is Starting to See Daylight Bloomberg TV's Al Hunt talks to the Treasury Secretary about TARP.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2009 Morgan Housel	Accountants Bail Out the Treasury Saving money that was never there. If Washington could focus on real ways to reduce the deficit -- not just saving money by not spending money that was never there -- we'd appreciate it.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2008 Barker et al.	Pros and Cons of the Top 20 Rejected Treasury Candidates Now that President-elect Obama has tapped Tim Geithner to serve as secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department, it's time to take a tongue-in-cheek look at the runners-up and assess what they could have brought to the job.
BusinessWeek May 26, 2010 Rebecca Christie	Can Geithner Pull the Right Strings in U.S.-China Relations? Beijing leaders won't budge on the yuan unless they deem it in their self-interest, though Geithner's China savvy definitely doesn't hurt.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2009 Morgan Housel	Banks Are Repaying Bailout Money. Hooray? Banks are starting to pay it back. Surprisingly, some aren't happy about it.
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The Motley Fool May 6, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bank of America's Big, Fat, Gaping Hole Already widely expected to be short on capital, the hole blown in the side of B of A's balance sheet now appears bigger than many expected.
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The Motley Fool July 1, 2010 Rich Smith	Keep Dumping This Bank! The U.S. bides its time when selling Citi shares.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Fool Blog: Paulson's Mother of All Boondoggles Congressional Democrats are trying to insert some limits on executive compensation, among other things, into the massive bailout package. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson doesn't like the idea.
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