WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is pushing Congress to simplify federal business taxes after Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Democrats and Republicans are too far apart to agree on sweeping changes to taxes paid by individuals and families. Lew said ...

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will decide “in the very near future” what actions it can take to make it less profitable for U.S. companies to shift their legal addresses to other countries, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Monday. A ...

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WASHINGTON — A federal housing agency said Friday it needs a $1.7 billion bailout from the Treasury to cover projected losses in its reverse mortgage programs, which allow seniors to borrow against their homes for everyday living expenses. Federal Housing ...

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WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department has sold its remaining warrants in American International Group Inc., severing its final financial link to the insurance company that got the government’s biggest bailout of the 2008 financial crisis. Treasury received approximately $25 million ...

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund is soliciting comments on the New Markets Tax Credit Program. Input is sought to increase effectiveness, while reducing cost and burden on program participants. This request is part of ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve is signaling that its $600 billion Treasury bond-buying program will end in June as planned because the economy has strengthened and companies are starting to hire more.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday reassured investors that the White House and Republican lawmakers will reach a deal to control the nation's finances, downplaying an unprecedented warning that the government risks losing its coveted debt rating if it fails to do so.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department said Monday it will need to borrow $362 billion in the current October-December quarter, the second largest borrowing on record for this period. Treasury officials said the borrowing ...

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NEW YORK CITY — Stocks slid Wednesday as concerns grew over whether the Federal Reserve's plans to buy Treasury bonds might be smaller and slower than anticipated. Another day of mixed earnings and economic reports ...

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NEW YORK CITY — Investors are lending money to the government at a record low rate for two-year debt. The Treasury sold $35 billion in two-year notes on Tuesday ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — China reduced its holdings of U.S. Treasury debt in May as total foreign holdings of government debt posted a slight increase.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Facing sharp questions from bailout overseers, Citigroup Inc. CEO Vikram Pandit said Thursday the bank is “fundamentally different” than the tangled behemoth ...

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