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We'll have 2 hearings this week: a review of the derivatives title of #DoddFrank & a look @ impact of #VolckerRule http://t.co/5HJuEkSP
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As Senate Committee Holds Hearing on FHA Fiscal Problems, Bipartisan House Bill Waits for Action
As the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee meets today for a hearing on the fiscal challenges facing the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), bipartisan legislatio...
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JOBS Act is Working to Boost Economy
The bipartisan JOBS Act, which originated in the Financial Services Committee and was passed by Congress earlier this year, is working to boost the economy. A report in the Charlot...
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Free checking being wiped out by Dodd-Frank’s burden
The following article was published this week on the website BankCreditNews.com: Free checking being wiped out by Dodd-Frank’s burden The average required minimum balance for free ...
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As Senate Committee Holds Hearing on FHA Fiscal Problems, Bipartisan House Bill Waits for Action
As the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee meets today for a hearing on the fiscal challenges facing the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), bipartisan legislatio...
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Chairman Bachus Releases Statement on Resignation of SEC Chairman Schapiro
Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus released the following statement today on the resignation of Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro: “As Cha...
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Schedule of Financial Services Committee Hearings Announced
Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus on Friday announced the Committee’s hearing schedule for the week of November 26. The Committee’s schedule remains tentative an...
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Financial Services Subcommittee Report Finds Decisions by Corzine, Lack of Communication Between Regulators Led to MF Global Bankruptcy and Loss of Customer Funds
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Randy Neugebauer, released the full results of its year-long majority staff investigation...
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We'll have 2 hearings this week: a review of the derivatives title of #DoddFrank & a look @ impact of #VolckerRule http://t.co/5HJuEkSP
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Chairman-elect Hensarling will appear on @ThisWeekABC Sunday. Visit http://t.co/dQmTdPL3 for broadcast times in your area
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.@latimes: HUD Secretary says he can't promise #FHA won't need bailout http://t.co/1FY4P4RW
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JOBS Act is Working to Boost Economy
The bipartisan JOBS Act, which originated in the Financial Services Committee and was passed by Congress earlier this year, is working to boost the economy. A report in the Charlot...
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We Listened: What Small Banks and Small Businesses Are Saying About the Dodd-Frank Act
Some Washington politicians and supposed media “fact checkers” have been falling over themselves the last few days busily defending the Dodd-Frank Act. But rather than rely on wha...
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Dodd-Frank Dilemma
By Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer I was more than a little annoyed recently during a committee hearing with a government official who seemed intent on defending an agency created by the t...
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Route 40 Tour
By Rep. Robert Hurt At a time when uncertainty from Washington has led us to nearly three-and-a-half years of more than 8 percent unemployment nationally, folks in Washington, D.C....
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Free checking being wiped out by Dodd-Frank’s burden
The following article was published this week on the website BankCreditNews.com: Free checking being wiped out by Dodd-Frank’s burden The average required minimum balance for free ...
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Wall Street Journal: A $447 Million Consumer Alert
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Randy Neugebauer writes in today's edition of the Wall Street Journal about the lack of transparency and accountability at the Co...
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U.S. Financial Rules Panel Should Improve Transparency, GAO Says
(Bloomberg) -- A panel of U.S. regulators created to monitor financial stability faces challenges in achieving its mission of identifying risks and should improve its transparency,...
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U.S. financial risk council could use more sunlight: GAO
(Reuters) - The new U.S. financial risk council should publicly share more details about its closed-door meetings on emerging risks to markets, a congressional watchdog report has ...