House Session, Part 1
The U.S House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle663 viewsThe U.S House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle663 viewsThe House convened in legislative session. Debate was held on amending the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual privacy notice requirement.
View in Congressional Chronicle106 viewsRichard Cordray gave his semi-annual report to Congress of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In his testimony he said that the CFPB would draft a proposal to address a provisi…
431 viewsRepresentative Ron Paul (R-TX) gave his farewell address.
View in Congressional Chronicle7,400 viewsRaj Date testified on the impact of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law on consumer choice and access to credit. He emphasized the importance of public and industry feedback the Consume…
676 viewsWitnesses testified about mobile payment services and the adequacy of current regulatory structure to provide protection to consumers who use the services.
216 viewsFederal regulators testified on JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss on May 10, 2012, and business practices in the banking industry. Among the topics addressed were risk management prac…
1,284 viewsTreasury Department and Federal Reserve officials testified on the discretionary authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to designate non-bank financial firms as “systemically…
983 viewsRepresentatives Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Barney Frank (D-MA) testified on their differing legislative proposals to reform the Federal Reserve System. Representative Brady’s version included ge…
6,704 viewsThe House worked on commerce, justice and science appropriations.
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View in Congressional Chronicle1,143 viewsTreasury Secretary Geithner testified on the state of the international financial system. Among the topics addresses were the European sovereign debt crisis, the United States exposure and r…
399 viewsRichard Cordray outlined a number of new rules and initiatives under consideration at the new Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB). He said the CFPB would try to craft universal mortga…
314 viewsFinancial regulators testified on implementing the Volcker Rule, which prevents federally insured institutions from investing in hedge and private equity funds. The rule was part of the 2010…
534 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on allegations that some members of Congress have enriched themselves through legal stock trades based on non-public information. Witnes…
560 viewsWitnesses testified on the services community banks and credit unions provide. Among the topics they addressed were the impact of regulations on small banks, the role of community banks, and…
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