FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the U.S Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

(Reuters) -Michael Faulkender, the second-highest official at the U.S. Treasury Department, is leaving the administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.

(Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru)