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House panel approves Fed audits
Washington :: DC :: USA | 13 days ago
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A Congressional panel approved a bill that would put the traditionally independent U.S...Fed officials opposed the measure and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank sought to soften the blow by taking the central bank's interest rate...
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House Panel Approves Broad Fed Audits
Washington :: DC :: USA | 14 days ago
Credibility A key House panel on Thursday approved an amendment offered by Rep. Ron Paul (R., Texas) to give federal watchdogs massive new authority to audit the Federal Reserve. The approval came as the House Financial Services Committee concluded weeks of debate...
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House panel votes to give regulators more power, money to police big players in stock market
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 28 days ago
Credibility The House Financial Services Committee has voted to give federal regulators more power and money to police major players in the stock market. The bill, approved 41-28, would give the Securities and Exchange Commission the ability to offer bounty money...
Tags: House of Representatives, investor protection, house panel
House Panel Approves Credit Rating Rules
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility A key committee on Wednesday morning approved legislation that would impose new regulations on credit rating agencies, which have been taken to task over unrealistically rosy ratings on sub-prime-mortgage securities and other toxic assets. The Houses...
Tags: Houses Financial Services Committee, House Financial Services Committee, rating agency, credit rating, house panel
House panel approves consumer protection agency
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The new agency is a central piece of President Obama's wide-ranging plan to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory system, and Thursday's vote marks a crucial step toward making that goal a reality. "This is a very significant advance, and I predict...
Tags: House Financial Services Committee, House of Representatives, house committee, federal agency, Barack Obama, house panel, credit cards, committee vote, Barney Frank, loud complaints
Finance panel at odds over preemption
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Obama administration has supported the change, but the nation's largest banks have vigorously opposed the idea, saying it would lead to a conflicting patchwork of regulation...Melvin Watt (N.C.) and Dennis Moore (Kan.) -- introduced an amendment to...
Tags: House Financial Services Committee, house panel, protection consumers, obama administration, regulate large, Obama
House panel OKs derivatives reform
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The House Financial Services Committee Thursday approved legislation that would regulate the U.S. market for financial derivatives. The panel agreed to sent the bill out of committee on a 43-26 vote, with one Republican, Rep. Walter Jones of North Carolina,...
Financial regulations coming as Wall Street shows recovery signs
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The House Financial Services Committee is slated to vote Thursday morning on a measure reining in the multitrillion-dollar market for complicated financial derivatives that many blame for exacerbating the crisis last year. The panel’s work to bolster...
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Chamber hits back Obama on reform
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility During a high-profile White House event Friday, Obama slammed the Chamber’s multi-million advertising campaign against the consumer agency, calling the group’s spots “completely false.” “We’ve made clear that only businesses that offer financial services...
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House resumes impeachment hearing vs Ombudsman
Manila :: Philippines | 2 months ago
Credibility The impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez is being tackled anew at the House of Representatives. The committee on justice is expected to hear seven lawmakers who will each make a presentation in defense of Gutierrez. Pro-impeachment...
Tags: House of Representatives, Merceditas Gutierrez, impeach complaint, Gutierrez-Aguon, Philippines, Filipino Community of Guam, house panel, vs ombudsman, ombudsman merceditas, Metro Manila, Manila
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