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The Senate convened for a rare Sunday legislative session. The nominations of William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an assistant attorney general, and of Carol J. Galante, of California, t…

The Senate convened for a legislative session. The Senate considered H.R.1, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill for the relief of victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) paid tribute to Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), who died December 17, 2012, at age 88.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan testified on the financial health of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The agency had a $16 billion deficit due to mortgage lend…

Richard Cordray gave his semi-annual report to Congress of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Among the issues addressed in the hearing were mortgage rules, the regulation of p…

Treasury Secretary Geithner testified on the recently approved Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report. In addition to questions about the FSOC report, senators also ask…

Witnesses testified about money market funds and proposed regulation of the financial industry. Mary Schapiro said money market funds posed a systemic risk to the financial system and theref…

Jamie Dimon testified on JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss on May 10, 2012, and business practices in the banking industry. Among the issues he addressed were the bank bailouts follow…

The heads of federal financial oversight agencies testified on on the implementation of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations law, focusing on derivatives. They also focused on a $2 bill…

Witnesses testified on legislation that would expand the number of homeowners who can refinance and take advantage of record-low interest rates. The bill, co-sponsored by Senators Barbara Bo…

Mary Schapiro and Gary Gensler testified on the derivatives market and the ongoing implementation of the Dodd-Frank 2010 financial regulations law. Much of the hearing focused on JPMorgan Ch…

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer (D-CA) convened an opening meeting of House and Senate conferees on the surface transportation bill. Senator Boxer and Ranki…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan testified the on the Obama administration’s plans to help homeowners refinance their mortgages. Administration proposals included reform…

Witnesses testified on the implications of and lessons learned from the collapse of MF Global. Topics included the latest on the continuing investigation, recovery efforts of missing funds, …

Attorney General Holder testified on his department’s fiscal year 2013 budget.

Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and the future of economic growth. In his remarks he said that the domestic economy would grow modestly despite higher oil pr…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter continued debate on the nomination of Alaberto Jose Jordan as a U.S. 11th Circuit Court judge.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S 2038, the STOCK Act, with senators continuing to come to the floor to offer their amendments.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S 2038, the STOCK Act, with senators continuing to come to the floor to offer their amendments.

Richard Cordray testified on the first semi-annual report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In that report, the CFPB said it had received more than 13,000 complaints over the last…