In an interview on Wednesday night , Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner struck an optimistic tone, saying that none of the 19 banks that experienced government stress tests are insolvent, but he was cautious about upcoming regulatory reform of the financial system, saying that it could take up to three years.
He added that the stress test results, which will be released on Thursday, "will be, on balance, reassuring."
Geithner also acknowledged that the banks were tough negotiators when it came to the results of the stress tests
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