WASHINGTON - APRIL 06: (L-R) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan make an announcement at the Treasury Department April 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The leaders announced a new effort to align responses from federal law enforcement agencies, state investigators and prosecutors, civil enforcement authorities and the private sector to protect homeowners seeking assistance under the Administration's Making Home Affordable program from people looking to perpetrate predatory schemes. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

WASHINGTON - APRIL 06: (L-R) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan make an announcement at the Treasury Department April 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The leaders announced a new effort to align responses from federal law enforcement agencies, state investigators and prosecutors, civil enforcement authorities and the private sector to protect homeowners seeking assistance under the Administration's Making Home Affordable program from people looking to perpetrate predatory schemes.

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  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner, Gentle Parking's William Ortiz-Cartagena and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu listen to Andy Cabral (C) of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu (R) listen to Andy Cabral of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner checks his watch in between panels during a small business financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner (R) talks with Small Business Administrator Karen Mills during a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  7. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 07: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (R) listens as U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a press conference at City Hall where they and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan were addressing the problem of teen violence in and around the city's schools October 7, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting follows the release of a cell phone video showing the September 24 beating death of 16-year-old Fenger High School honor roll student Derrion Albert in an after-school gang fight.
  8. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 07: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (C) and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (L) join Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (R) for a press conference at City Hall to address the problems of teen violence in and around the city's schools October 7, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting follows the release of a cell phone video showing the September 24 beating death of 16-year-old Fenger High School honor roll student Derrion Albert in an after-school gang fight.
  9. CHICAGO - OCTOBER 07: Phillip Jackson and other community activists protest outside the mayor's office in City Hall as a press conference with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was being held to address the problem of teen violence in and around the city's schools October 7, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting follows the release of a cell phone video showing the September 24 beating death of 16-year-old Fenger High School honor roll student Derrion Albert in an after-school gang fight.
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  13. (Back row) US Attorney General Eric Holder (2nd R) speaks as FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz (L), Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (2nd L), and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan (R) look on following a meeting on coordinated federal and state actions to combat fraud against consumers in the housing markets September 17, 2009 at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC.
  14. (Back row) FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz (L) as speaks as Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (2nd L), US Attorney General Eric Holder (2nd R) and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan (R) look on following a meeting on coordinated federal and state actions to combat fraud against consumers in the housing markets September 17, 2009 at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC.
  15. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz (L) speaks as U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Attorney General Eric Holder and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan (R) look on as they discuss efforts being made to combat mortgage modification fraud in the housing market at a meeting at the Treasury Department in Washington, September 17, 2009. Calling fraudulent mortgage rescue schemes an "epidemic," several U.S. federal and state agencies pledged on Thursday to coordinate resources to investigate and crack down on such abuses.
  16. U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner speaks as Attorney General Eric Holder (C) and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan (R) look on as they discuss efforts being made to combat mortgage modification fraud in the housing market at a meeting at the Treasury Department in Washington, September 17, 2009. Calling fraudulent mortgage rescue schemes an "epidemic," several U.S. federal and state agencies pledged on Thursday to coordinate resources to investigate and crack down on such abuses.

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