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Witnesses spoke about replacing government-backed mortgage holding companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with private companies that would receive minimal government support. Among the topics…

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the state of the international financial system, focusing on international regulatory issues relevant to the implementation of financ…

The House voted 237-192 for the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law, which makes changes to financial market regulations. The legislation creates a panel of regulators chaired by the treasu…

House and Senate members at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation. Topics included Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

House and Senate members at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation. Topics included fixed index annuities and auto dealers. The…

House and Senate members at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation. This is a portion of the day-long meeting, focusing on an a…

House and Senate members at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation. This live portion of the hearing was joined in progress and…

House and Senate members at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation.

House and Senate members made opening statements at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation.

The Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled “Use of Credit Information Beyond Lending: Issues and Reform Propo…

Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke testified about strategies for withdrawal from unconventional efforts to prop up the economy and the disposition of more than $1.7 trillion in assets procur…

Witnesses testified about bank supervision and monetary policy. Among the topics they addressed were the Federal Reserve’s involvement in bank regulation, the size of banks to be monitored u…

Witnesses testified about government and private sector responses to mortgage foreclosures and the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Among the topics they addressed were perceived failures in the O…

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank spoke to reporters and answered questions about the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). The committee voted to create an…

Committee members debated amendments and marked up the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act (HR 3639), which would change the effective date of a new credit card law to curb credit bard b…

The House Financial Services Committee held a markup of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act. They debated several amendments including provisions to ban certain financial products.

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…