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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday that most U.S. banks have enough capital to keep lending but a pile of bad debts is fostering doubts about their health and slowing a recovery.

Obama administration officials have determined they can avoid asking Congress for more bank bailout funds by converting existing loans to the largest U.S. banks into common stock, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

A West Virginia bank has become the first to completely cut its ties to the federal government's $700 billion financial rescue ...

The executive chosen to lead Fannie Mae through a government takeover has been tapped to oversee the $700 billion rescue of the ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday he would consider forcing out chief executives of banks that receive government bailouts if they were not managing their businesses properly.

Bailed-out banks take notice after Obama adopts hard line with Detroit, forces GM CEO to resign.

The bank holding company wants to return funds to taxpayers, but it will not do so before the stress test.

Stocks retreated as investors cashed in on their profits a day after Wall Street rallied on new details regarding Washington’s bank-rescue plans.

The top two U.S. financial officials told lawmakers angry over bonus payments to AIG executives that the government needs authority to shut down troubled institutions like the giant insurer to avoid future bailouts.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress today he wanted to sue to stop insurance giant AIG from paying millions in bonuses, but was talked out of it.