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Representative Oxley talked about the impact and the future of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Act, passed in 2002, tightened regulations and auditing and established a Public Company Accounting…

The Treasury Department Office of Thrift Supervision held a forum on the national housing market and consumer issues. Rep. Michael Oxley, chairman, and Rep. Barney Frank, ranking member of t…

Proceedings were briefly interrupted by a protester in the gallery during debate on detainee treatment (approximately 1:50 p.m.).

The House Financial Services Subcommittees on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises and Oversight and Investigations hold a joint hearing titled “Protecting America…

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing entitled “Sarbanes-Oxley at Four: Protecting Investors and Strengthening the Markets.”

Witnesses testified about real estate sales over the Internet, market practices by realtors, brokerage fees for Internet sales, and the impact of Internet real estate services on the housing…

Undersecretary Levey testified about a secret program to track terrorist financing and the fact that information about this tracking program was published in The New York Times. He said the …

Mr. Lockhart reviewed the final report by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight on the accounting irregularities at Fannie Mae home mortgage corporation. Topics included the reg…

Witnesses testified about the real estate title insurance marketplace and the need to create more competition and efficiency for consumers. Topics included kickbacks from title insurance com…

The House Financial Services Committee held an oversight hearing on the results of a recent investigation of accounting and corporate governance problems at Fannie Mae. The committee reviewe…

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing on Gulf Coast rebuilding. Donald Powell, Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding in the Depart…