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Witnesses testified on the primary causes of financial losses for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the progress in improving management at the agencies during the preceding two years.

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…

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 spoke at a conference committee to propose and vote on various amendments to financial regulations legislation. Topics included prudential regulation, an amendment t…

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.

Bank executives testified about second liens and other barriers to principal reduction as an effective foreclosure mitigation program. Among the issues addressed were the effectiveness of go…

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled a hearing titled “Public Policy Issues Raised by the Report of the Lehman Bankruptcy Examiner.” Following testimony by members a…

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the September 2008 failure of Lehman Brothers, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Witnesses testified about operations and pract…

Witnesses testified on the role credit scores play in the U.S. economy. They talked about proposed risk-based credit reporting rules, consumer access to credit scoring information, the accur…

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…

Special Master Kenneth Feinberg and others testified about financial compensation and executive pay at financial institutions. In his testimony, Mr. Feinberg outlined his difficulties negoti…

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 compensation practices at financial and non-financial firms. Among the topics addressed were recent bonuses awarded to financial executives at firms that had receiv…

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…

The House Financial Services Committee heard testimony on a bill to eliminate systemic risk and provide for prudential banking overhaul. The proposed legislation would give federal officials…