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Charles E. Haldeman talked about the housing market and the state of the economy. Ed Haldeman became the chief executive officer of Freddie Mac after it was placed in conservatorship by the …

Witnesses testified about a $1.4 billion settlement reached between the Securities and Exchange Commission and ten of the largest brokerage firms. Among the topics they addressed were potent…

Witnesses testified about damage caused by the Enron Bankruptcy to the stock market, focusing on the Wall Street analysts who should have been able to warn investors about the fiscal problem…

House Financial Services Committee members talked to reporters about new regulatory provisions on Wall Street research analysts. Following their prepared remarks they answered questions from…

Witnesses will testified about the condition of the U.S. financial markets following terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. They said that while the attacks would have a profound impa…

Panelists discussed the future for the U.S. stock market, including the risks facing the markets in terms of regulations and procedures, and the conditions that precipitated the severe drop …

A panel of economists and securities executives spoke about the factors contributing to the plunge in the stock market which occurred in October, 1987. Issues brought up included the regulat…

House Budget Committee heard testimony on the cost of the government’s bailouts of savings and loans and banks. William Seidman, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and hea…

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 on five financial institutions wholly or partially sponsored by the U.S. Government, including the Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal…

The panelists spoke about the current state of the credit union industry as it is governed by governmental regulations. Lessons from the savings and loan and banking crises was analyzed as t…

Witnesses testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on the increase the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation premiums to protect the bank insurance fund.

The committee hears testimony on issues related to the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.

Undersecretary of the Treasury for Finance Robert Glauber discussed the savings and investment incentives in the Bush Administration’s 1991 budget and legislative agenda, particularly the pr…

Treasury Dept. briefing at which Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady announced the first meeting of the Oversight Board of Resolution Trust Corporation.

The subcommittee held a hearing about “Black Monday,” October 19, 1987, when American and global stock markets crashed.