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Last month in Baltimore the National Examiners Conference met to discuss new, secret, bank examination standards. The Bush administration refused to allow representatives of the House Bankin…

The committee continued to hear testimony from Robert Clarke, Comptroller of the currency in the Department of the Treasury, in his confirmation hearing for another five year term as comptro…

The committee heard testimony from Robert Clarke, nominee to continue in his role as comptroller of the currency. Mr. Clarke was questioned by committee members on the high number of bank fa…

The committee heard testimony from Robert Clarke, comptroller of the currency, during a hearing on his nomination for a second five year term as comptroller. The Comptroller of the Currency …

The House Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony on the predicted effects of large bank mergers on the banking industry, and the American economy, from three administra…

The subcommittee heard testimony on legislation that would eliminate insurance protection for banking deposits over the $100,000 limit held in large banks that are considered too big to fail…

The Senate Banking Committee heard testimony from the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, and the head of the Federal Deposit Reserve Corporation, William Seidman, on efforts to…

The subcommittee heard testimony from Mr. Seidman, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, on restructuring of the financial industry. Mr. Seidman advocated an eleven point pl…

Witnesses testified at the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “Bank & Thrift Accounting Practices” about depositor insurance in light of the savings and loan…

The House Banking Committee met to investigate the problems in real estate markets with respect to loans and the response of federal and state regulating agencies.

Witnesses offered their assessments and outlooks on credit availability and on the rate of growth in commercial, industrial, real estate and short term business loans. Rep. Kennedy read a st…

The committee met to investigate reports of a credit crunch. The Federal Reserve has concluded that commercial, industrial and real estate credit to small and medium-sized businesses has tig…

The subcommittee began hearings on deposit insurance and credit unions and the general state of the federal deposit insurance system. Testimony focused specifically on the bank insurance fun…

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman L. William Seidman held a press conference following actions the FDIC took acquiring 20 of the troubled Texas banking group Mcorp’s 24 b…

The Examination Audit and Review Task Force held a hearing on banking financial examinations.

The committee heard testimony on the status of tax breaks given to purchasers of failing thrift institutions. Specifically, the committee investigated how much of the tax breaks would be abs…

Witnesses testified on consumer banking issues.

The subcommittee heard testimony from Robert Clarke and William Seidman on proposed financial structural reforms. Note: There is a short break during the program.

Robert Clarke talked about the banking industry and how risky and crisis ridden it has become. Comptroller Clark encouraged those in the industry to reform it.

Comptroller Robert Clarke talked about the challenges facing banks.