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 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 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…
737 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 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…
4,814 viewsThe subcommittee heard testimony on banking reform proposals and the possible effects of the proposals on bank depositors. Banking reform measures included legislation that would allow stabl…
284 viewsThe House Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing about Resolution Trust Corporation oversight. This was the first part of that hearing. The Resolution Trust Corporation …
131 viewsH.R. 1278, a measure to reform the federal deposit insurance system and enhance regulatory and enforcement powers of federal financial institution regulatory agencies was agreed upon. This r…
View in Congressional Chronicle213 viewsThe House voted to sustain the President’s veto of H.R.2, the minimum wage law. The House also completed general debate on H.R. 1278, the financial institutions reform act.
View in Congressional Chronicle212 viewsThe House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs & Coinage held a hearing on H.R. 736, to require the clear and uniform disclosure by depository institutions of interest rates payable and …
169 viewsThe House considered and passed H.R. 1231, which directed the president to establish an emergency board to investigate and report on the Eastern Airlines dispute. The House also considered a…
View in Congressional Chronicle327 viewsThe House Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on the state of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. William Seidman, FDIC Chairman, testified about the current c…
125 viewsHouse members debated H.R. 515, Fair Credit & Credit Card Disclosure Act and amendments to the bill.
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