Today, Neal Wolin, the deputy secretary of the Treasury, gave a speech to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s annual conference in Baltimore, and outlined five things Treasury will push for as the House and Senate financial regulatory reform bills go through conference committee.
First, we remain focused on an
Whatever’s happening with the Baradar capture, President Obama convenes his national security team today for what I think is the first all-hands meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan since the December West Point speech. The (very long) guest list:
From the foxes-guarding-the-henhouse department, Neal Wolin, who served as general counsel to the Treasury during the final years of the Clinton administration, was confirmed by the Senate last night to be deputy Treasury secretary under Tim Geithner. The approval came by unanimous consent.
There’s little doubt the department could More…
With so many bailouts, anti-foreclosure plans and recession-mitigation strategies coming out of the Treasury Department in recent months, it’s easy to forget that Secretary Tim Geithner has been working all along without a right-hand man.
The Senate Finance Committee took a step to remedy that this morning, approving the nomination More…
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