Financial Services

• CCH Special Tax Briefing: Bill Extends, Expands Stimulus Provisions
  PRNewswire (November 06, 2009)
  
   
  
• Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 14 Defendants With More Than $20 Million in Insider Trading
  PRNewswire (November 05, 2009)
  
   
  
• Statement From Michael Calhoun, President of the Center for Responsible Lending
  PRNewswire (November 05, 2009)
  
   
  
• Fannie Mae seeks $15 bln in US aid after 3Q loss
  AP (November 05, 2009)
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Fannie Mae is asking for an additional $15 billion in government aid after posting another big loss in the third quarter as the taxpayer bill from the housing market bust keeps rising.
   
  
• House panel votes to give SEC more money, power
  AP (November 04, 2009)
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Financial Services Committee voted Wednesday to give federal regulators more power and money to police major players in the stock market, four months after Bernard Madoff was sentenced for the biggest investment scam in history.
   
  
• ShareOwners.org: 'Major Victory for Shareowners' in House Committee Vote Underscoring SEC's Right to Allow Shareholders to Nominate Directors
  PRNewswire (November 04, 2009)
  
   
  
• Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act
  PRNewswire (November 04, 2009)
  
   
  
• Export-Import Bank Adopts Carbon Policy to Encourage Renewable Energy and Climate-Friendly Technologies
  PRNewswire (November 03, 2009)
  
   
  
• GAO: Full recoup of gov't auto investment unlikely
  AP (November 02, 2009)
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Government investigators say the U.S. government is unlikely to recover all of its investment in General Motors or Chrysler because the companies' value would need to "grow substantially above what they have been in the past."
   
  
• Change to Win Challenges U.S. Chamber's Assault on Wednesday's Investor Reform Vote
  PRNewswire (November 02, 2009)
  
   
  
• Marketcore Inc. Answers FINRA's Call for a Unified Single Regulator
  PRNewswire (November 02, 2009)
  
   
  
• Recovery Act Coalition Applauds Recipient Reporting as Milestone in Government Transparency; Calls for More Data to Assess Effectiveness and Fairness of Stimulus
  PRNewswire (October 30, 2009)
  
   
  
• Treasury Department Announces $5 Billion in Awards to Spur Investment in Economically Distressed Communities
  PRNewswire (October 30, 2009)
  
   
  
• Fed Fixes for Overdraft Fall Short, Strong Reform Crucial, CRL Tells Congress
  PRNewswire (October 30, 2009)
  
   
  
• Groups Warn of Risk Retention Provision in House Financial Services Bill
  PRNewswire (October 30, 2009)
  
   
  
• California Rep. Waters is under investigation
  AP (October 29, 2009)
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The House ethics committee said Thursday it's investigating whether California Rep. Maxine Waters used her influence to help a bank in which her husband owned stock - and whether the couple benefited as a result.
   
  
• National Children's Alliance to Administer $10 Million in Federal Grants
  PRNewswire (October 28, 2009)
  
   
  
• SMC Business Councils Calling Attention to Proposed 1099 Law Changes
  PRNewswire (October 28, 2009)
  
   
  
• US Lawmakers Now Agree with Cayman Approach to Tax Transparency
  PRNewswire (October 28, 2009)
  
   
  
• ProtectStudentChoice.org Opposes the U.S. Department of Education's Forceful Approach to Reforming the Student Lending Process
  PRNewswire (October 28, 2009)
  
   
  
• Government Files Seven Lawsuits Nationwide to Block Alleged Scheme Involving Fraudulent Tax-Refund Claims
  PRNewswire (October 28, 2009)
  
   
  
• CtW Challenges U.S. Chamber's Attack on Corporate Reform
  PRNewswire (October 26, 2009)
  
   
  
• Consumer Groups Back Rep. Maloney's Continued Push for Overdraft Reform
  PRNewswire (October 26, 2009)
  
   
  
• FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair Addresses Thousands of Taxpayers at Showdown in Chicago in Support of President Obama's New Consumer Protection Agency
  PRNewswire (October 26, 2009)
  
   
  
• Consumer Financial Protection Agency Needs Strengthening to Keep Consumers and the Economy Safe
  PRNewswire (October 23, 2009)
  
   
  
• Statement from Center for Responsible Lending President Michael Calhoun, on Passage of Consumer Financial Protection Agency Legislation by the House Financial Services Committee
  PRNewswire (October 22, 2009)
  
   
  
• Lawmakers Pass Amendment to Exclude Auto Dealers From New Federal Agency
  PRNewswire (October 22, 2009)
  
   
  
• Teamsters Applaud Vote on Consumer Financial Protection Agency
  PRNewswire (October 22, 2009)
  
   
  
• MEDIA ADVISORY: Schedule for 2009 Center for Plain Language Symposium - National Press Club, Washington, D.C., October 30, 2009
  PRNewswire (October 22, 2009)
  
   
  
• Landrieu Legislation Increases Small Business Loan Limits
  PRNewswire (October 22, 2009)
  
   
  
• Congressional Moves to Protect Consumers and Provide Financial Oversight Good First Step
  PRNewswire (October 22, 2009)
  
   
  
• Landrieu to Introduce Bill Increasing Loan Limits for Small Businesses
  PRNewswire (October 21, 2009)
  
   
  
• Landrieu Discusses Health Care Reform On 'American Newsroom'
  PRNewswire (October 21, 2009)
  
   
  
• NSBA Responds to President's Call for Small Business Capital
  PRNewswire (October 21, 2009)
  
   
  
• Consumer Groups Applaud Senator Dodd's Overdraft Reform Bill
  PRNewswire (October 21, 2009)
  
   
  
• Pelosi on Excessive Compensation for Executives at Companies Receiving TARP Funding: 'Enough is Enough'
  PRNewswire (October 21, 2009)
  
   
  
• Urban Caucus Chair Tells Investors: 'Greatest Untapped Market for American Business is in Minority Communities at Home'
  PRNewswire (October 20, 2009)
  
   
  
• Catastrophe Experts Urge Awareness and Congressional Action on Loma Prieta's 20th Anniversary
  PRNewswire (October 16, 2009)
  
   
  
• Ex-Im Bank Hits 75-Year Financing High in Fiscal 2009
  PRNewswire (October 14, 2009)
  
   
  
• CCMR Letter Distributed to Key Regulatory Reform Legislators Says CFPA Legislation Goes Too Far on Some Issues, Not Far Enough on Others
  PRNewswire (October 14, 2009)
  
   
  
• Business Groups to Governor and Legislature: Finish The Job
  PRNewswire (October 13, 2009)
  
   
  
• Department of Justice Awarded More Than $735 Million in FY 2009 for Programs to Aid Crime Victims
  PRNewswire (October 13, 2009)
  
   
  
• ProtectStudentChoice.org Urges Senators Specter and Casey to Save Pennsylvania Jobs
  PRNewswire (October 13, 2009)
  
   
  
• Banking Lobby Weakening Financial Reform Bill is a Recipe for Another Financial Debacle
  PRNewswire (October 13, 2009)
  
   
  
• Landrieu Requests Update on Disaster Reform Efforts
  PRNewswire (October 13, 2009)
  
   
  
• ProtectStudentChoice.org Urges Senators Nelson and LeMieux to Save Florida Jobs
  PRNewswire (October 13, 2009)
  
   
  
• Consumer Regulator Must Oversee Credit Reports to Fulfill Obama's Pledge Against Unfair Rate Hikes & Penalties
  PRNewswire (October 12, 2009)
  
   
  
• PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. Reports California Regulatory Reform
  PRNewswire (October 12, 2009)
  
   
  
• Bank of America to give up Merrill deal documents
  AP (October 12, 2009)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After months of resistance, Bank of America Corp. is handing over documents related to its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. to the office of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.