Read more Elizabeth Warren stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/39505/elizabeth-warren.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:01:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72431/obamas-a-fraud-elect-the-tarp-queen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlmost a year into his presidency, Barack Obama appears to suck. He hasn’t closed Guantanamo Bay, health care reform is a debacle, and worst of all, he’s “completely whiffed” on fixing Wall Street, “siding with the financial status quo, who happen to be the bad guys,” writes Matt Taibbi. Obama...http://www.newser.com/story/72431/obamas-a-fraud-elect-the-tarp-queen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 10:04:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72322/50-pay-cuts-for-bailout-execs-due-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Treasury Department today is expected to order seven companies that have not paid back last year's US government bailouts to halve their top executives' average compensation. The cuts apply to the 25 highest-paid executives at banks and other companies that received the most assistance, with salaries being slashed by...http://www.newser.com/story/72322/50-pay-cuts-for-bailout-execs-due-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 9:40:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61395/report-seeks-more-bank-stress-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US should run a second round of bank stress tests if it turns out the government was overly optimistic about the economy in the first round, says a report to be presented to Congress today. The Congressional Oversight Panel, which monitors the bailout, applauded the tests thus far, but...http://www.newser.com/story/61395/report-seeks-more-bank-stress-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 8:52:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56772/geithner-110b-left-in-tarp-war-chest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome $109.6 billion remains in the government's $700 billion bailout, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today told TARP's congressional oversight chief, Elizabeth Warren. The Treasury sec says that's plenty—he expects banks to repay about $25 billion over the next year, and won't ask Congress for more. Geithner also defended...http://www.newser.com/story/56772/geithner-110b-left-in-tarp-war-chest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 10:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56673/right-cant-stand-cranky-tarp-overseer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDr. Phil, Jon Stewart, and liberals everywhere may love her, but Elizabeth Warren is causing an uproar in Washington, Politico reports. Conservatives and financial service lobbyists say the Harvard professor is using her post atop the TARP oversight committee to push an anti-industry agenda, exploring liberal approaches like nationalization and...http://www.newser.com/story/56673/right-cant-stand-cranky-tarp-overseer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 9:55:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56015/fee-hikes-at-bailed-out-banks-spur-investigation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCongressional overseers of the TARP program are investigating the lending practices of several of the banks they bailed out in response to complaints that the banks are raising interest rates and fees, the Wall Street Journal reports. Despite receiving billions in taxpayer dollars, Bank of America last week nearly doubled...http://www.newser.com/story/56015/fee-hikes-at-bailed-out-banks-spur-investigation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 7:08:43 CDT