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In the first of two parts of a hearing on the $50 billion investment scam allegedly engineered by Bernard L. Madoff, Harry Markopolos, an independent financial fraud investigator, asserted t…

Subcommittee Chairman Paul Kanjorski chaired a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the $50 billion investment scam allegedly engineered by Bernard L. Madoff that was the subject of…

House Republican Committee leaders spoke to reporters about financial markets and the need for regulatory reform. They called for an end to bailouts of the financial sector and spoke about t…

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his semiannual “Monetary Policy Report to the Congress” as required by the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act. He testif…

The Financial Services Committee Republican leadership unveiled their comprehensive plan to alter the financial regulatory structure. Their plan emphasized a lower governmental involvement i…

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…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified in a hearing on the Humphrey-Hawkins Semiannual Monetary Policy Report, current economic conditions, and the outlook for the financial sector and…

The House began debate on the fiscal year 2010 federal budget conference report.

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…

The House approved a bill expanding the Department of Homeland Security’s authority over chemical and water plant safety. Members also made speeches in honor of the victims of the previous-d…

Witnesses testified about the Making Home Affordable program, which was designed to stem foreclosures by allowing eligible homeowners to refinance or modify the terms of their mortgages.