Impact of Foreclosure Freeze
Steve Bartlett talked about financial sector opposition to the push for a national foreclosure moratorium and the belief that such a freeze would negatively affect the housing market. He als…
171 viewsSteve Bartlett talked about financial sector opposition to the push for a national foreclosure moratorium and the belief that such a freeze would negatively affect the housing market. He als…
171 viewsBanking officials testified about a proposed fee on large financial institutions, commonly referred to as the bank tax. Treasury Secretary Geithner had urged Congress to impose a 10-year, $9…
222 viewsSteve Bartlett talked about President Obama’s proposed “Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee” for banks that received Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) money, and he responded to telephone…
552 viewsFollowing federal scrutiny on executive bonuses, the University of Maryland hosted panels of financial industry leaders and academics to discuss the recent report by Special Master for TARP …
167 viewsWitnesses testified about the U.S. and global financial crisis, levels of transparency and accountability for financial operations, and proposed new regulations governing financial risk and …
482 viewsWitnesses testified about the Troubled Asset Relief Program being managed by the Treasury Department, as well as other initiatives taken by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insura…
479 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the possible restructuring of the financial markets, including financial institution oversight and regulation, systemic risk and hous…
738 viewsSteve Bartlett talked about the problem of home foreclosures. The number of foreclosures is rising while home equity values are at their lowest in more than a generation. The Financial Servi…
74 viewsSteve Bartlett talked about the role of regulatory agencies in the competitiveness of businesses.
31 viewsWitnesses testified about banking regulatory relief reform proposals, agency comments on legislation, FDIC-supported industry consensus items, multi-state bank branches, regulatory relief fo…
199 viewsThe House Financial Services Subcommittee conducted a review of the insurance industry and its key challenges. Witnesses testified about several regulatory reform plans, state taxation, pric…
146 viewsGovernment officials, consumer advocates, and banking officials testified about proposed regulatory and legislative changes to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act enacted in 1994 th…
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