Timothy Geithner
Timothy Geithner is the current President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Vice Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. In addition, he is Barack Obama’s nominee to succeed Henry Paulson as Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Geithner was named President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in October 2003. During the financial crisis of 2008, he engineered the rescue and subsequent sale of Bear Stearns to JP Morgan Chase in March 2008. He also played a pivotal role in the bailout of American International Group.
Mr. Geithner was a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and worked at the Treasury Department under Treasury Secretaries Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers. He has a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University.
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Geithner Tries To Heal Obama's Open Wound With Wall Street
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Treasury Secretary Jamie Dimon? Not Likely
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TARP Payback Separates Banks Into "The Anointed" and "The Zombies"
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Treasury Allows 10 Large Financial Institutions To Payback $68 Billion In TARP Funds
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Documents Confirm Paulson Pressured Banks Into Taking Original TARP Money
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Update on Financials: Continuing to Trend Lower
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 3/30: PRSC, FAZ, SPRD, FXP Higher; LNC, ARNA, MTW, TRW Lower
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Dodd Says Obama Is Seeking To Avoid Nationalizing Banks (BAC, C)
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Financial Stocks Continue To Dive (BAC, C, WFC)
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Financials Stocks Lower On Continued Concerns (BAC, JPM, WFC, USB, C, GS)
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Top 10 News Items 1/9-1/13: Geithner Unveils Financial Rescue Plan; Big Bank Execs BBQ'ed on Capitol Hill; Stimulus Package Close to Final Approval
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Geithner Should Focus On A "Good Bank" Not "Bad Bank"
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Market Gives Geithner's Plan A Resounding "Boo!"
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Financial Stocks Continuing Sharply Lower Following Geithner Speech (BAC, C, JPM, more)
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Financial Stocks Higher Ahead of Geithner's D-Day (BAC, WFC, C, JPM, USB)
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Geithner Expected To Outline Obama's Financial Rescue Plan Next Week

