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Advocates for the unbanked worry about the Trump era

Jan 13, 2017
The Obama Treasury Department made financial inclusion a priority. Will Trump?
Steven Mnuchin walks into Trump Tower on December 12, 2016 in New York City. He is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary.

 
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Outgoing Treasury Secretary Jack Lew talks legacy and economy's future

Jan 11, 2017
"The fact there hasn't been a financial crisis is not a reason to unwind what we've done."
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew addresses the media after visiting the Marian Anderson Residence Museum to discuss her inclusion on the $5 bill October 21, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

 
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Steel heavy on the minds of U.S. leaders on China visit

Jun 6, 2016
China's excess steel production is flooding global markets.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speak during a climate change meeting Monday in Beijing, China. 
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History has its eyes on the $10 bill, but Jack Lew won't tell us who's on it

Apr 11, 2016
The Treasury has an "interesting announcement," but we're gonna have to Wait For It.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and "Hamilton" writer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Jack Lew talks inversions, trade and MetLife's too-big-to-fail status

Apr 11, 2016
The Treasury Secretary also made his case for the U.S. leading the global economy.
 U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew testifies at a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee July 28, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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Full interview: Treasury Secretary Jack Lew

Apr 11, 2016
We went to the treasury to talk inversions, MetLife, America's place in the global economy and — of course — the $10 bill.
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew testifies during a hearing before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee March 8, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. 
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Treasury Sec. Lew talks savings and currency abuse

Nov 13, 2015
Lew argues for transparency, not controls, when it comes to currency manipulation.

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U.S. allies rush to join World Bank alternative

Mar 30, 2015
America failed to persuade them to stay away from a new, Chinese-led institution.

Tax lobbyists: A growth industry in nation's capital

Jan 23, 2015
Tax lobbying heats up, surpasses healthcare lobbying in Washington, D.C.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on future of the U.S. economy

Dec 23, 2014
A number of economic indicators are showing growth in the U.S., but are families at home feeling it?