New York (CNNMoney) - It's official: Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has undergone a transformation, at least when it comes to penmanship.
The Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled Lew's official new signature, which will soon grace the bottom right corner of every bill in your wallet.
FULL STORY(CNN) – As Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was undergoing Senate confirmation hearings earlier this year for his Cabinet post, he took some ribbing over his loopty loop signature–one that would appear on printed currency.
A little more than two months into the job, the new secretary is signing documents with a different, more legible 'John Hancock'...errrr...Jack Lew.
Washington (CNN) - The Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm Jack Lew as U.S. Treasury secretary.
Lew, 57, most recently served as the White House chief-of-staff. He was confirmed with a 71-26 vote. Compared with the bruising confirmation battle of Chuck Hagel as Defense secretary, Lew's was a breeze.
FULL STORY(CNN) - Jack Lew came one step closer to Senate confirmation as President Barack Obama's second Treasury secretary when the Senate Finance Committee approved his nomination Tuesday.
His nomination now goes to the full Senate where he is expected to be easily confirmed – especially compared to Obama's nominee for Defense secretary, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, who faced a Republican filibuster of his nomination
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Washington (CNNMoney) - Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew faced some tough questions during his first confirmation hearing on Wednesday, as Republicans targeted his experience at Citigroup during the financial crisis.
In particular, lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee asked Lew, now the White House Chief of Staff, about a fund organized in the Cayman Islands that he and other Citigroup employees invested in while he was employed there.
FULL STORY(CNN) - Republicans opposed to Jack Lew's nomination to be treasury secretary may have a new line of criticism against him.
It's one which has been public for several years, but until recently received little scrutiny.
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Washington (CNNMoney) - It won't all be smooth sailing for Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew.
On Monday, a group of eight Republican senators fired out a letter claiming that Lew didn't comply with a federal law over Medicare funds while he was running the White House budget office.
FULL STORYWashington (CNNMoney) - Jack Lew, the nominee to be the next Treasury Secretary, would be among the least wealthy to hold the job in recent history, even though he had a short tenure on Wall Street.
That's partly due to the fact that, as an investor, he's quite conservative.
FULL STORYWashington (CNNMoney) - President Obama will nominate his White House chief of staff, Jacob "Jack" Lew, to be the next U.S. Treasury Secretary on Thursday, according to a White House official.
Lew, 57, has been the leading candidate for months and would be the second Treasury Secretary during the Obama administration. Obama is expected to make the announcement during an early afternoon event in the East Room of the White House.
FULL STORYNew York (CNNMoney) - Jack Lew, Obama's presumptive nominee for U.S. Treasury Secretary will face many challenges if he is confirmed - from increasing the debt ceiling to tackling budget cuts.
He may also have to change his signature.
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