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Tim Geithner's Treasury Department half-truths, exaggeration and intentional deceptions misled the public about Tarp and the AIG bailout, says the program's former Special Inspector General.

The Home Affordable Modification Program was so poorly implemented that it accomplished on a fraction of its stated intent, says the former Tarp special inspector general.

When pressed on the AIG bailouts, the administration when on the attack and tried to trivialize a serious area of public concern, says the former Tarp special inspector general.

The size of the biggest banks has made them a greater systemic risk than ever that's been compounded by the "fantasy" that living wills provide safety, says the former Tarp special inspector general.

The "vice-like grip" giant banks have on both parties makes their forced breakup unlikely. But momentum is rising for a move toward Glass-Steagall, says the former Tarp special inspector general.

Government deference to big banks is a source of disgust and outrage that could ultimately lead to real reform and help all banks, says the former Tarp special inspector general.

Congress, unlike the Treasury, was one Washington institution that took a serious interest in preventing taxpayers from getting defrauded, says the former Tarp special inspector general.

Continued monetary easing by the Fed would further squeeze margins, encourage undue risk-taking, and spark prepayments in bond portfolios without juicing loan demand, community bankers warn.

Mortgage lenders get clarity from Fannie and Freddie; Capital One CEO fears competition from mobile players; former IndyMac CEO fights the SEC.

Bruce Livesay, CIO of First Horizon, shares his views on how traditional branches and digital channels will evolve over the next few years.