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WASHINGTON A year after Wall Street failures plunged the U.S. into recession, the House of Representatives on Friday passed the most ambitious restructuring of financial regulation since the New Deal of the 1930s.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a major spending bill last week that includes nearly $1.5 million for a group of Downtown Los Angeles institutions.
Today, the House of Representatives "approved the most sweeping overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory system since the Great Depression," according to the Washington Post . The NY Times reports the vote, which was 223-202, created the Consumer Financial Protection Agency which would oversee lending, "establishes new rules for transactions that contributed to the meltdown, and seeks to ...
Arizona legislative leaders say talks to arrange another special session on the state's budget troubles could extend into early next week. House Majority Leader John McComish said Friday that leaders continued to talk with members about what could be done... Arizona - Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives - United States - Legislature - Special session
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, commented on the House of Representatives' passing of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.
Washington - The House of Representatives on Friday approved a massive overhaul of financial regulation in the United States, marking the first major step aimed at preventing a future financial crisis from engulf...
The House of Representatives has begun the debate on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The real devil lurking in the details is the regulation of derivatives.
The US House of Representatives on Friday approved a massive overhaul of financial regulation in the hopes of preventing a future financial crisis from engulfing the country.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have taken an important step toward securing access to vital corporate risk management tools with the passage of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 .
The US Congress has yet to pass a comprehensive plan on climate change but it is taking action on one front -- ordering an in-depth "carbon audit" of the tax code.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Republican officials in the U.S. House of Representatives said Friday that U.S. President Barack Obama should support three struggling trade pacts.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a mortgage “cram-down” amendment that would have given federal judges the power to lengthen mortgage terms, cut interest rates and reduce loan balances for homeowners in bankruptcy court.
LAKEWOOD - City Councilwoman at large Nickie J. Antonio is joining former state senator Dan Brady and current Ward 2 Lakewood Councilman Tom Bullock in the race to represent District 13 in the Ohio House of Representatives.
With the House of Representatives killing a mortgage relief bill that may have triggered a spike in interest rates, homebuilders should breathe a minor sigh of relief -- but it's likely not enough to be a game changer in the pace of recovery in the homebuilding sector.
WASHINGTON DC – The NAACP applauds the US House of Representatives today for passing sweeping financial reform, including the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
(Updates with details of negotiations.) WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. House of Representatives squarely rejected an amendment to allow bankruptcy judges to rewrite the terms of troubled mortgage loans Friday, after approving the measure earlier this year.
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