Read more Steven Rattner stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/38291/steven-rattner.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:43:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72246/rattner-why-i-fired-gms-wagoner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's former car czar says he had no choice but to fire GM's Rick Wagoner. "Everyone knew Detroit's reputation for insular, slow-moving cultures," Steven Rattner writes in an essay for Fortune . "Even by that low standard, I was shocked by the stunningly poor management that we found, particularly at...http://www.newser.com/story/72246/rattner-why-i-fired-gms-wagoner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:33:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64437/rattner-may-have-quit-over-pay-to-play-settlement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWashington is dying to know why Steven Rattner quit after just months as President Obama’s car czar. One possible reason: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is pushing for a legal settlement with his company for its part in a pay-to-play scandal surrounding the state’s pension fund, sources tell AP....http://www.newser.com/story/64437/rattner-may-have-quit-over-pay-to-play-settlement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 8:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64307/obamas-car-czar-steps-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe man tabbed by President Obama to see General Motors and Chrysler through bankruptcy is leaving the post, the New York Times reports. Though Steven Rattner’s former investment firm is under investigation, it’s unclear if that affected his decision. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said today that, with both auto giants...http://www.newser.com/story/64307/obamas-car-czar-steps-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 19:47:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56873/nyc-probes-rattners-firm-in-pension-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York City authorities are investigating whether Quadrangle Group, formerly led by Obama car czar Steven Rattner, deceived managers of the city's pension funds, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rattner's firm, Quadrangle, paid finders fees to Searle & Co., which had been headed by now-indicted political adviser Hank Morris, for...http://www.newser.com/story/56873/nyc-probes-rattners-firm-in-pension-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 9:49:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56826/obamas-auto-boss-faces-charges-of-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe press is abuzz over Obama auto-recovery boss Steven Rattner’s ties to a pay-to-play scandal, but every story about Rattner mentions he’s not accused of anything. What he apparently did—paid to receive part of a public pension fund to manage—is “an open practice,” so why the fuss? asks...http://www.newser.com/story/56826/obamas-auto-boss-faces-charges-of-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 7:49:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56422/bailed-out-banks-dont-want-to-bail-out-chrysler.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuto task force Steven Rattner's request that four big banks write off their $7 billion debt to Chrysler in return for nothing met with a big no from dropped jaws, reports the Washington Post . JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs are seeking a better deal, but critics argue...http://www.newser.com/story/56422/bailed-out-banks-dont-want-to-bail-out-chrysler.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 7:44:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56445/rattner-obamas-auto-chief-caught-up-in-kickbacks-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSteven Rattner, the head of President Obama's auto task force, is involved in an SEC probe of a kickback scandal involving New York state's pension fund, a source tells the Wall Street Journal . Rattner is not accused of any wrongdoing, but is believed to have directed a $1.1 million...http://www.newser.com/story/56445/rattner-obamas-auto-chief-caught-up-in-kickbacks-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 5:52:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54425/auto-task-force-to-back-more-loans-push-concessions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s auto task force will back new loans for General Motors and Chrysler but will ask for more sacrifices from unions, management, and GM’s bondholders, the Wall Street Journal reports. GM and Chrysler have requested $22 billion more atop the $17.4 billion already loaned to them. The stakes...http://www.newser.com/story/54425/auto-task-force-to-back-more-loans-push-concessions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 8:10:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53922/chrysler-gm-may-need-considerably-more-us-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChrysler and GM could end up needing a “considerably higher” amount than the $21.6 billion so far requested, Bloomberg reports. Steven Rattner, who heads President Obama’s auto task force, said it's possible the request could go as high as $40 billion. He also said that Chrysler’s mention of a...http://www.newser.com/story/53922/chrysler-gm-may-need-considerably-more-us-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 12:50:46 CDT