Tim Geithner

It is necessary to protect the financial system and get recovery back on track for the markets to understand that we will do what is necessary to make sure that these major institutions can meet their commitments.

I worry very much that there are not enough resources in this package to deal with the housing crisis.

I completely agree with what you said about the importance of there being a brutally honest, careful, independent assessment of what those weaknesses are.

What we are going to do is, as a condition for assistance, ask the banks to give us a concrete plan for how they are going to use that assistance.

This is about will, not ability.

I find it deeply offensive what happened in compensation practices across this country.

The Obama administration has made it clear that a dramatic reformulation of this program is needed before the second tranche of the $350 billion is allocated.