Category Archives: U.S. Treasury

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two key militants of the Iranian-backed Ansarallah, sometimes referred to as the Houthis, whose actions have prolonged Yemen’s civil war and exacerbated the country’s humanitarian crisis.  Mansur Al-Sa’adi and Ahmad ‘Ali Ahsan al-Hamzi are responsible for orchestrating attacks by […]

  WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Department of the Treasury announced several key additions to Treasury staff. These distinguished and diverse individuals join Treasury prepared to deliver results for the American people by addressing the public health crisis and resulting economic crisis, as well as inequality, racism, and climate change.   Biographies of the […]

WASHINGTON – Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.  During the call, Secretary Yellen affirmed the importance of the economic cooperation under the U.S.-Australia alliance. Secretary Yellen conveyed her priorities for supporting strong recovery efforts and mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, combatting inequality and creating […]

WASHINGTON – Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni. Secretary Yellen emphasized the importance of the transatlantic partnership and conveyed her intention to deepen U.S.-European cooperation on key policy challenges, including ending the pandemic, supporting a strong global economic recovery, fighting income inequality, and forcefully […]

WASHINGTON – Preliminary data from the June 2020 annual survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities were released today on the Treasury website at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/shlreports.aspx. Final survey results, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the preliminary data, will be reported on April 30, 2021. The survey was undertaken jointly […]

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Ahmad Hassan Mohammed al Asiri, Saudi Arabia’s former Deputy Head of General Intelligence Presidency, and Saudi Arabia’s Rapid Intervention Force in connection with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. These persons are designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, […]

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Bi-Partisan Small-Town Mayors Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen participated in a discussion with a bipartisan group of six mayors from around the country, representing populations of under 80,000 residents. The virtual meeting addressed the unprecedented public health and economic crises that have left […]

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2021 funding round for the CDFI Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) today. The program will provide $1.25 billion to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to help their communities respond to the economic hardships created by the COVID-19 […]

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2021 funding round for the CDFI Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) today. The program will provide $1.25 billion to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to help their communities respond to the economic hardships created by the COVID-19 […]