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The committee continued debating amendments, all having to do with exemptions for smaller banks and credit unions. There were votes at the end of this section on the Republican substitute an…

Witnesses testified on a proposed financial regulatory overhaul, focusing on systemic risk and resolution issues. They particularly discussed recent bank and financial institution bailouts a…

Witnesses testified about efforts to improve the oversight of the insurance industry to prevent insurance companies from pursuing risky strategies that could threaten the financial system. T…

The witnesses testified about the operations of the Small Business Administration (SBA). They focused on the Obama Administration’s use of economic stimulus funds and accessibility of SBA lo…

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified about the Obama Administration’s proposal to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market. In his testimony he said the ease with which deri…

The House voted to expand federal fraud laws to cover more mortgage lenders.

The House passed passed the fiscal year 2010 federal budget conference report. Members also passed a bill to expand hate crimes to include attacks against people based on sexual orientation,…

The House passed a bill limiting executive compensation for TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) recipients. Members also debated a bill dealing with tobacco regulation and began work on the…

Members of the New Democrat Coalition spoke to the press after their meeting with President Obama at the White House to discuss trade, financial regulatory reform, health care, and other iss…

Witnesses testified about the state of the U.S. banking industry and federal programs to increase lending by banks. Among the topics they addressed were mortgage lending, bankruptcy laws, th…

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified about the efforts of the Federal Reserve Board to provide liquidity in response to the financial crisis and the scope of its powers. In his re…

In the second of two parts of a hearing on the $50 billion investment scam allegedly engineered by Bernard L. Madoff, Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials focused on possible reg…

Witnesses testified about the Federal Housing Administration’s oversight of loan originators. Topics included the FHA’s approval of new lenders and mortgage brokers, monitoring of lender/bro…