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Douglas Holtz-Eakin talked about how the pending expiration of the President Bush tax cuts would impact middle class and wealthier Americans. He also responded to telephone calls and electro…

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Sheila Bair testified before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission about the actions of the Federal Reserve during the 2008 financial crisis and…

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission about the actions of the Federal Reserve during the 2008 financial crisis and the future of fin…

Witnesses testified about actions taken by the banking industry and the federal government in the 2008 financial crisis. Among the topics they addressed were monitoring systemic risk, and th…

Witnesses talked about the banking industry and the 2008 financial crisis. Among the topics they addresed were risk management, government decisions on which financial firms were considered …

Timothy Geithner spoke about about U.S. tax and fiscal policy. He focused on the state of the economy and said that the Bush administration had left “a terrible legacy” of high unemployment …

Accountants and economists testified about allowing the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts to expire and the potential impact on individual and corporate tax rates. Among the issues addressed were the s…

Current and former regulators testified on the causes and consequences and role of derivatives in the 2008 financial crisis. Among the topics they addressed were the causes of the crisis, un…

Current and former Goldman Sachs and AIG executives testified on the causes and consequences and role of derivatives in the 2008 financial crisis. Among the topics they addressed were manage…

American International Group (AIG) executives testified about derivative trading and the 2008 financial crisis. Among the topics addressed were management decisions and corporate culture at …

Goldman Sachs executives testified about derivative trading and the 2008 financial crisis. Commission members focused on reasons for a subpoena to get the Goldman executives to testify and p…

Academics testified about derivative trading and the 2008 financial crisis. They provided background information and an overview of derivative trading markets, credit default swaps, and coll…

Witnesses testified on the role of credit rating and the 2008 financial crisis. Former Moody’s executives talked about competition among credit rating agencies, their relationship with large…

Witnesses testified on the role of credit rating and the 2008 financial crisis. Warren Buffett and Raymond McDaniel testified about Moody’s business practices, the relationship between credi…

Witnesses testified on the role of credit rating and the 2008 financial crisis. In the first of three panels, witnesses focused on the credit rating process and potential conflicts of intere…

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission held the second of two days of hearings on the “shadow banking system.” Former Treasury Secretary Paulson cautioned lawmakers against overreaching on…

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission held the second of two days of hearings on the “shadow banking system.” Secretary Geithner called on the Senate to continue work on financial regulato…

Former Bear Stearns executives testified about the 2008 collapse of Bear Stearns, financial markets, and the “shadow banking system.” They contended that media reports and rumors in financia…

Former Bear Stearns executives testified about the 2008 collapse of Bear Stearns, financial markets, and the “shadow banking system.” They contended that media reports and rumors in financi…

Former federal financial regulators testified about the 2008 collapse of Bear Stearns, financial markets, and the “shadow banking system.” Among the topics they addressed were the types of …