United States Department of the Treasury

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CANOE.ca  Nov 7  Comment 
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate...
New York Times  Nov 7  Comment 
As expected, the Treasury Department blocked the sale of Fannie Mae's unused tax credits to Goldman Sachs late Friday, arguing that the government would lose more money on taxes than it would gain from the proposed deal.
Bloomberg  Nov 6  Comment 
(Update1) The Treasury Department rejected Fannie Mae’s request to sell $2.6 billion in low-income housing tax credits.
Jr Deputy Accountant  Nov 6  Comment 
AIG turned a profit but needed yet another Treasury lifeline? I am absolutely baffled. Kill this thing already. Bloomberg: American International Group Inc., the insurer rescued by the U.S., tapped the Treasury Department for another $4.2...
Wall Street Mess  Nov 6  Comment 
Recall how the US banks bolstered their balance sheets by swapping the putrid toxic mortgage backed debt for US Treasuries? To me it seemed like a bad idea at the time, but now it seems like a looming disaster. It looks quite possible that the...
BBC News  Nov 6  Comment 
The Treasury demands proof from bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland that there is little demand for its business loans.
Clusterstock  Nov 6  Comment 
(This guest post originally appeared at the author's blog) In Part One of the recap of my trip to the Treasury, I outlined the questions and answers related to variations on the concept of "extend and pretend" - the refusal to acknowledge bad...
New York Times  Nov 6  Comment 
RLJ Western Asset Management, the investment company, has raised enough money to join with the government in buying toxic assets held by banks, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
naked capitalism  Nov 5  Comment 
By Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns I was reading Kid Dynamite's account of the recent Treasury - Finance Blogger meeting after having read a bunch of others (see them all in Abnormal Returns’ Nov 4th links). And I was struck by his...
market folly  Nov 5  Comment 
John Paulson is perceived as, for lack of a better term, a financial rock star. Young traders, analysts, and fund managers alike dream of the day they can emulate him, pocket billions, exclaim "F*ck you!" to the markets and then bask in the fame...
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The United States Department of the Treasury is the department of the United States Government that mints currency, collects federal taxes, and manages US government debt instruments (e.g. treasury bonds and treasury Bills),

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