The current and most recent former comptrollers of the currency testifed in the second of three days of hearings held by the bipartisan Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC). Congress f…
367 viewsThe current and most recent former comptrollers of the currency testifed in the second of three days of hearings held by the bipartisan Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC). John Dugan…
453 viewsWitnesses testified about the state of the nation’s banking industry, regulation of the industry, and the state of competition in the industry. In his remarks Federal Reserve Chair Alan Gree…
215 viewsWitnesses testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee about possible changes to the federal deposit insurance system. Among the issues they addressed were raiding insured deposit limi…
113 viewsGovernment officials, consumer advocates, and banking officials testified about proposed regulatory and legislative changes to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act enacted in 1994 th…
4,814 viewsHouse Banking & Financial Services committee held an hearing where regulatory officials and banking leaders testified about the banking industry’s ability to cope with the year 2000 computer…
295 viewsA House Judiciary Subcommittee heard testimony on a bill which reformed Depression-era laws that established barriers between banks, security firms and insurance companies. The bill would pu…
164 viewsSecretary Robert Rubin and Chairman Alan Greenspan participated in the unveiling of the redesigned $20 bill. It was the third bill in a series to be modified in an attempt to prevent counter…
163 viewsMr. John Hawke, Undersecretary for Domestic Finance for the U.S. Treasury Department, talked about the redesign of the $20 bill and the rationale behind the modifications. He also took audie…
224 viewsHouse Banking and Financial Services Committee members heard testimony about planned financial services mergers between Citicorp and Travelers Group, as well as Nations Bank and Bank America…
234 viewsMembers of the House Government Management Subcommittee heard testimony from General Accounting Office and other officials on the audit of government agencies. The report graded 24 major age…
112 viewsThe Senate Banking Committee conducted on Credit Union Membership. The hearing was in response to a recent Supreme Court decision that said federal credit unions may not consist of more than…
109 viewsSubcommittee members heard testimony from officials at several federal agencies concerning federal non-tax debt collection. They testified about how their respective agencies have implemente…
113 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from Treasury Department officials in this continuing series of hearings on the merging of banks, securities firms and insurance companies. They testified a…
136 viewsAfter some video documentation of the damage to the Treasury building, John Hawke, Treasury Undersecretary, briefed reporters on the damage caused by a fire in the building on the roof and f…
98 viewsCommittee members debated final language for legislation that would temporarily raise the federal debt limit from $4.9 trillion to $4.95 trillion until December 12, 1995 when the limit would…
62 viewsTreasury Department officials unveiled the new $100 dollar bill which features several appearance changes to make counterfeiting more difficult. Changes to other currency denominations will …
198 viewsThe House Banking subcommittee heard testimony on the merging of the Savings Association Insurance Fund with the Bank Insurance Fund.
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