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 Responds to AIG Repayment Plan: Says Exit Strategy Accelerates Deadline, Puts Taxpayers in Stronger Position
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Larry Summers Has Enough, Leaves Obama
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Tim Geithner: "Welcome to the Recovery"
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Obama's Charm Won't Work On Wall Street - Gasparino
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Geithner Tries To Heal Obama's Open Wound With Wall Street
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Top 10 News Items for 5/24-5/28: BP's 'Top Kill' Effort Gets a Rocky Start; New Home Sales Jump Almost 15% in April; Spain Lowered to AA+ by Fitch
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Geithner Discusses US/China Relationship, Comments on Euro Zone Concerns
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Geithner To Urge Europe To Perform Bank Stress Tests - CNBC
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Senate Passes Financial Reform
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Tim Geithner says EU problems won't hurt U.S. economy - Bloomberg
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GM Repays $8.1B in Government Loans; Regulators Boast 'It's a Sign the Auto Bailout is Working'
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Treasury Comments On GM's Repayment of $4.7 Billion Loan in Full
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CME Group (CME) Could See Big Gains from Financial Reform Passage - Barron's (NDAQ, ICE)
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China Prepares to Revalue Its Currency
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A Profit On the Citigroup (C) Bailout... Oh, Really?
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Gasparino Says Larry Summers Could Be Itching to Leave Post at National Economic Council
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Regulators Jumping on the 'Overhaul Fannie/Freddie' Bandwagon (FNM, FRE)
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'No Way' U.S. Credit Gets Downgraded -Geithner
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Testimonies from Geithner and Paluson For AIG Hearing
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Tim Geithner May Be Looking for a New Job Soon
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Bernanke's Confirmation Gets New Life
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American Int'l (AIG) put volatility low; Geithner told AIG to limit swaps disclosure
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Geithner Doesn't Expect 'Second Wave' of Financial Crisis, Says 'Real Risk' is That Banks Aren't Lending Enough
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Wall Street Says "Thank You" Again for TARP (BAC, C, WFC)
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House Passes Overhaul of Financial-Industry Regulations
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Geithner Comments on Passage of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009
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Geithner Extends TARP To October
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Geithner Speaks to Senate Ag Panel: Sees 'Good Chance' of Financial Rules Overhaul, Calls US Housing Market 'Still Very Damaged'
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Treasury Secretary Jamie Dimon? Not Likely
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Top 10 News Items 11/16-11/20: Dell Blows It Again, Geither Gets Roasted on Capitol Hill, Again, IPO's A-Plenty
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Notable Midday ETF Movers 11/19: UUP Higher; SMH, XLF, SPY Lower
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Geithner Gives Strong Dollar Lip Service, But "Nothing Has Changed" Says Strategist
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Gold Higher, Dollar Weaker Despite Comment from Geithner On Importance of a Strong Dollar
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Secretary Timothy Geithner Written Testimony House Financial Services Committee
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U.S. Budget Deficit At Record $1.42 Trillion, But Lower Than Estimates
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Treasury Winds Down Money Market Guarantee Program
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Geithner: 'Starting to See Signs of Stability' -Fox Business
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: Next Stop 10,000?
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Treasury Secratary Tim Geithner Says Dollar Will Remain 'Principal Reserve Currency' - Bloomberg
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Rattner Steps Down From Auto Task Force, Bloom To Take Over
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 7/13
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Treasury Secretary Geithner Said Financial Storm Has Significantly Eased
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Geithner's Opening Statement On Financial Regulatory Reform
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Obama Lays Out New Rules For U.S. Financial System
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Treasury Announces $25B In Direct Allocations of Recovery Zone Bonds
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Statement by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Compensation
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TARP Payback Separates Banks Into "The Anointed" and "The Zombies"
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European Regulators Resist Individual-Based, Public Stress Test on Banks
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Treasury Allows 10 Large Financial Institutions To Payback $68 Billion In TARP Funds

