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- House Panel Hammers at OTC Derivatives Rules
- By Kevin Drawbaugh and Christopher DoeringWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee started nailing down details of a bill to regulate over-the-counter derivatives on Wednesday, seeking to advance a key part of the Obama administration's broad plan to tighten bank and capital markets oversight.After the worst credit crisis in generations,...
- News items 2009-10-14
- What Obama's Victory Means for Financial Services
- Tuesday’s sweeping Democratic victory and historic win for Barack Obama will have important consequences for a financial services industry wracked by deep crisis. Obama will have little time for a honeymoon as he confronts critical and immediate problems with freeing up credit and bolstering credit in America’s...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Ford, GM, Chrysler to Take Another Run at Bailout
- A House of Representatives committee gave Ford, GM and Chrysler an extra weekend to get ready for hearings into a proposed bailout, which faces stiff opposition. by Jim Henry
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Fed Chairman Comes to Banks' Defense on New Credit-Card Rules
- A major power play is underway in Congress that will determine how soon you will get relief from abusive credit-card practices. The roundabout tussle pits U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, Democratic chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, against Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank. Bernanke...
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
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- Rep. Barney Frank (DMass.) returns to Congress for his 10th term but will no longer serve as the highest-ranking Democrat on the Judicary subcommittee.
- Rep. Barney Frank (DMass.) returns to Congress for his 10th term but will no longer serve as the highest-ranking Democrat on the Judicary subcommittee that focuses on copyright legislation. Frank says that with this year's passage of laws that prot Rep. Barney Frank (DMass.)...
- Research articles 1998-11-09
- Barney's new pulpit: Rep. Barney Frank, the new chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has a reputation as one of Congress' wittiest members. Observers say his rhetoric may be harsher than his strategy, but his approach to issues like executi
- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the new chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is the Robin Williams of Capitol Hill. He piles witty quips on top of one another like some counterman at a kosher deli heaping sliced meat on rye. At the same t Rep....
- Research articles 2007-03-01
- Frank threatens new obstacle for digital TV; broadcasters mobilizing against possible legislation. (Barney Frank; includes related article on Congressional request for eveing family hour)(Brief Article)
- Broadcasters mobilizing against possible legislation Broadcasters could face new obstacles from Congress this week in their journey toward digital television. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is preparing to introduce legislation that wou Broadcasters mobilizing against possible legislation ...
- Research articles 1996-07-22
- Ethics warm-up - discipline of congressmen David Durenberger and Barney Frank
- THE SENATE and the House have passed judgment on David Durenberger and Barney Frank. Durenberger was denounced for evading limits on honoraria, and for squeezing lobbyists and the Senate to pay for limousine service and a condo in Minneapolis, respectively. Frank got slapped for fixing parking tickets for a male...
- Research articles 1990-08-20
- Q & A with Chairman Frank: the House Financial Services Committee has been very active this session on many issues of importance o the mortgage industry. Committee Chairman Barney Frank recently introduced his own anti-predatory-lending bill, and we s
- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) became chairman of the House Financial Services Committee when Democrats won back control of the Congress. The chairman has been actively moving an impressive list of legislation out of his committee. And recently he introduced major legislation intended to curb predatory lending and tighten mortgage practices...
- Research articles 2007-12-01
- Barney Frank's immigration-reform redux
- Liberal Democratic Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) wants to let foreign criminals stay in this country -- and, incredibly, the House Judiciary Committee is about to give him a chance to do it. Frank's bill, HR 1452, goes by the misnomer, the Family Reunification Act. Any time a politician claims something...
- Research articles 2002-05-27
- Barney Frank Has Declared War on Moody's
- Tyler Durden submits: This one is looney tunes prime time material. Populist champion for the people, Barney Frank, who earlier started war on mark-to-market and Republicans, has added a new front to his offensive: Moody's MCO rating agency. The reason: Frank's displeasure with the possibility that Moody's will downgrade...
- External links 2009-04-08
- Barney Frank Wants to Regulate Your Pay
- Andrew Horowitz submits: The U.S. Government is considering taking an active role in setting both financial and non financial companies executive pay. Congressman Barney Frank, Chairman for the Financial Services Committee stated, “the federal government should play a role in setting executive-pay rules for public companies to reduce incentives...
- External links 2009-05-15
- Barney Frank Versus Ralph Nader
- Nader or Gore? That is the question for many progressives on their way into the voting booth November 7. Green Party Presidential candidate Ralph Nader has been traveling the country, making his case for breaking away from the Democrats and holding rallies outside the debates. Meanwhile, Barney Frank, Democrat of...
- Research articles 2000-11-01
- Barney Frank Prepares for Battle
- Tom Lindmark submits: Barney Frank officially declared war yesterday. He’s opening the front for the passage of the legislation needed to create the new consumer financial protection agency. by Tom Lindmark
- External links 2009-07-22
- Frank and Dodd: Bailout Naysayers Got Big Finance Industry Bucks
- Frank and Dodd: Bailout Naysayers Got Big Finance Industry BucksRE: Frank and Dodd: Bailout Naysayers Got Big Finance Industry BucksBarney Frank has shown me nothing - especially not critical thinking - only crisp one liners on Bill Maher's show.DWRE: Frank and Dodd: Bailout Naysayers Got Big Finance Industry BucksDodd and...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Frank, Barney
- FRANK, Barney FRANK, Barney (b. 31 March 1940), U.S. representative. In 1987 Barney Frank became the second member of the U.S. Congress to come out as gay. Frank's intelligence, wit, and legislative skill have gained him enthusiastic support in his Massachusetts home district and considerable standing in Congress....
- Research articles 2005-10-25
- Rep. Frank Proposes Cable-Regulation Bill.(Telecommunications Act of 1996 )(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON -- Claiming competition hasn't stopped cable operators from raising rates, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) last week introduced a bill to revive the Federal Communications Commission's authority to regulate retail cable prices. The one WASHINGTON -- Claiming competition...
- Research articles 2001-05-21
- Financial Roundup: Pandit's Future? Citi May Get $10 Billion, Schapiro in Lawsuits, Frank Offers Bailout Roadmap and More
- Will Vikram Pandit survive? Citigroup's CEO has gotten a public boost of confidence from his board, which management guru Jack Black says is typically one step from dismissal. Troubled Citi should post a $10 billion operating loss. [Source: Market Movers] Citi might get $10 billion from Smith...
- Blog posts 2009-01-12
- 'Grand bargain' for Barney, Ben and biz?(Reverse Spin)
- Byline: Charles Paikert While the new House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., got the front-page headlines last week, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the new chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, got the business world's attention following his command performance at the National...
- Research articles 2007-01-08
- Ann and Barney Defend Clinton
- While society ponders the role of morality in leadership, the leading defenders of the president are a passionate brother/sister team who are as loyal as they are liberal. Amid the mutinies, desertions and calls for President Clinton's head, White House Communications Director Ann Lewis and her brother, Massachusetts Rep....
- Research articles 1998-11-30
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