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The House Financial Services Subcommittees on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises and Oversight and Investigations hold a joint hearing titled “Protecting Americans…

Proceedings were briefly interrupted by a protester in the gallery during debate on detainee treatment (approximately 1:50 p.m.).

Witnesses testified about real estate sales over the Internet, market practices by realtors, brokerage fees for Internet sales, and the impact of Internet real estate services on the…

Mr. Lockhart reviewed the final report by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight on the accounting irregularities at Fannie Mae home mortgage corporation. Topics included the…

The House Financial Services Committee held an oversight hearing on the results of a recent investigation of accounting and corporate governance problems at Fannie Mae. The committee…

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing on Gulf Coast rebuilding. Donald Powell, Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding in the…

John Campbell (R-CA) was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Witnesses testified about hurricane disaster recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast, financing recovery and rebuilding programs, the Louisiana Recovery Corporation Act, and future needs in…

Regulators and others testified in an oversight hearing of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac government-sponsored mortgage enterprises. Problems in such enterprises and the improvement of…

The committee held a hearing on a report prepared by the Treasury Department titled, gAssessment of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. h Secretary Snow testified about the report,…

Director Falcon testified about the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight supplemental agreement with the Fannie Mae board of directors. He answered questions about his interim…

Witnesses testified before the committee about accounting irregularities at Fannie Mae. Representatives from the mortgage company asserted that the irregularities are attributable to a good-faith effort to apply…

Witnesses testified regarding state tuition savings plans. The plans, often referred to as “529” plans after the section of the tax code that governs their operations, exist in every state except…

Mr. Greenspan testified about a semi-annual report on U.S. monetary policy, the state of the economy, and budget shortfalls. In his remarks he called for spending cuts to offset tax cuts…