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Witnesses testified about the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme and possible legislation that would revise investor protections.

Witnesses testified about H.R. 3904 which would amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices related to the marketing and provision of overdraft coverage progra…

The House debated several bills and passed a measure that calls on the president and the secretary of state to oppose a recent United Nations report on the Gaza conflict, calling it biased a…

The House Financial Services Committee completed its markup of four pieces of financial regulation legislation.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the House Financial Services Committee on overhaul of the financial regulatory system. In his testimony he said that the Federal Reserv…

Witnesses testified on legislation that would require the Government Accountability Office to audit the Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve General Counsel Scott Alvarez said audits of monetary…

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 House debated and passed several bills under suspension of the rules, including one to track absentee ballots and another to expand assistance for small businesses. Members also gave one…

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 passed a $46 billion bill for Treasury Department spending for fiscal year 2010. The legislation includes a two percent pay raise for all federal workers and economic stimulus spen…

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…

A House Financial Services Committee hearing was held a on regulating executive pay at publicly traded companies. Obama administration officials testified on how to eliminate the compensati…

The House considered a spending bill for the Departments of Justice and Commerce. Lawmakers also approved the final agreement on $106 billion in additional spending for the wars in Iraq and …