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  • AIG announced Friday that it had repaid its final debt to the U.S. Treasury of its $22.7 billion government bailout.

  • Santelli's Afternoon Bond Update

    CNBC's Rick Santelli has the latest on bond yields.

  • Jacob Lew

    The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday backed President Barack Obama's nominee to head the U.S. Treasury, Jack Lew, clearing the way for a full-Senate confirmation vote.

  • Santelli's Afternoon Bond Update

    CNBC's Rick Santelli has the latest on bond yields.

  • Advancing a U.S. crackdown on tax evasion by Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department said Switzerland and the United States have signed a pact to make Swiss banks disclose more information about U.S. account holders.

  •  The 'Lew Effect' on Big Banks

    The new wave of shareholder activism is is one of the best ways to stave off the heavy hand of government, CLSA analyst Mike Mayo said Wednesday.

  • Jack Lew's Hill Grilling

    CNBC's John Harwood reports on the confirmation hearing held for Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew today.

  • Jack Lew speaks during his confirmation hearing.

    The top Republican lawmaker vetting Jack Lew to serve as Treasury secretary zeroed on his work at Citigroup as a possible conflict of interest.

  • Defending Cyber Attacks

    The confirmation hearing for President Obama's Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is taking place today, and the President also outlined his plan to fight cyber attacks last night. CNBC's Eamon Javers and Larry Clinton, Internet Security Alliance CEO, offer insight.

  • Senate: Jack Lew Questioned About Citi

    Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew answers questions about his business decisions while working at Citi. And, CNBC's Steve Liesman and Eamon Javers, weigh in on the Senate hearing. Also, Dan Bartlett, Hill+Knowlton Strategies president & CEO, discusses whether there will be "grandstanding" during today's Senate hearing, especially on the heels of President Obama's State of the Union speech last night.

  • Senate: Lew on Cayman Island Investments

    At his confirmation hearing, Jack Lew, President Obama’s choice for Treasury Secretary, is asked about a personal investment he once had in a fund located in the Cayman Islands. (2:13)

  • Jack Lew Confirmation Preview

    CNBC's Eamon Javers reports the Senate Finance Committee is about to convene for the confirmation of nominee Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary.

  • Lew's Confirmation Hearing Today

    The Senate Finance Committee will begin hearings on the nomination of Jack Lew for Treasury Secretary, reports Eamon Javers.

  • Will Jack Lew Get the Green Light?

    Sen. Charles Grassley, (R-IA), discusses the President's plan for his second term, and weighs in on the confirmation hearing of Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew.

  • Jacob Lew

    Bridge disputes in Congress on taxes and spending. Shrink budget deficits. Manage tense economic ties with China. Press Europe to reduce debts while fighting a recession. Defend the U.S. financial overhaul law. Prevent a global currency war. And those are just the obvious challenges.

  • U.S. Treasury Building

    The U.S. Treasury Department lowered its estimate of the ultimate cost of its financial rescue fund.

  • Santelli's Afternoon Bond Update

    CNBC's Rick Santelli has the latest on bond yields.

  • Santelli: Nobody Wanted to Take Away the Punchbowl

    Rick Santelli criticizes Robert Rubin's statement on CNBC that no one could have seen "the possibility of a serious crisis" coming before the credit markets collapsed. (3:26)

  • Robert Rubin on 'Too Big to Fail' Risk

    Robert Rubin, Council on Foreign Relations, discusses whether it's time to break up the big banks, and if the industry needs less regulations, not more.

  • Robert Rubin on DC's Dysfunction

    Robert Rubin, Council on Foreign Relations, shares his thoughts on the fallout from failing to reach a "grand bargain", and why the sequester is a "terrible, terrible piece of legislation."