Tim Geithner

• Warren to Be Named to Special Advisory Role in Formation OF CFPB

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 5, 2010

  Sidestepping a potentially difficult confirmation process, President Obama tomorrow is expected to name Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren to be a special adviser to him and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.

• Banks Hold Undeniable Sway Over CU Legislation

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  March 3, 2010

  Attendees of CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference last week were spared a winter storm, but there was a flurry of activity.

• Treasury Throws Out a Lifeline to CDFIs

  By David Morrison  |  February 10, 2010

  The Obama administration will make money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program available to credit unions, banks and thrifts that have been recognized as community development financial institutions by the Treasury Department's CDFI fund.

• CDCU Leader Says CDFI TARP Proposal Result of Long Consultation

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 9, 2010

  Bill Bynum says the Obama Administration's recent decision to use some funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to help community development financial institutions was the result of long consultations with the CDFI industry.

• Treasury to Make TARP Money Available to CDFI Credit Unions

  By David Morrison  |  February 3, 2010

  The U.S. Treasury Department will make money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program available to credit unions, banks and thrifts that have been recognized as community development financial institutions by the Department's CDFI Fund.