WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said he believes Congress may be able to fashion a bailout plan for U.S. automakers based on what he heard Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the government should increase its efforts to stem the sharp rate of U.S. foreclosures.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- One of three oversight mechanisms for the $700 billion Emergency Economic Stability Act kicks into action in Washington Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Student advocacy groups warned U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. that a new program to support private student loans could hurt borrowers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said there's no timetable for asking Congress for access to the rest of the $700 billion emergency bailout package.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said there's no magic bullet to fix the economy and it is naive to assume one piece of legislation could do so.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Monday announced part of his economic team: Timothy Geitner for treasury and Larry Summers as chief economic adviser.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Monday hailed the decision to shore up Citigroup as a "first step toward economic recovery."
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged Congress to modify already-passed legislation to help the auto companies rather than expect him to buy stock.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told members of Congress Tuesday the federal equity purchase plan has begun to take hold.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. told members of Congress Tuesday to look beyond Wall Street to find the effects of the financial bailout.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Tuesday praised the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s approach to heading off home foreclosures.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., told Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson there is a "crisis of confidence" across the United States that demands action.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., Tuesday took U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to task for the government's failure to buy up problem mortgages.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. House panel kept up the congressional criticism of the Treasury Department's handling of the $700 billion financial bailout Friday.