Maxine Waters Easily Attains Ranking Democratic Spot on House Financial Services
On both sides of the Capitol, there was news on the committee that holds oversight responsibilities over Wall Street today. In addition to Elizabeth Warren getting her spot on the Senate Banking...
View ArticleFHA at ground zero of ideological battle
Commentary: Watch for legislation aimed at scaling FHA back to irrelevance read more More here: FHA at ground zero of ideological battle
View ArticleMortgage finance reform back on track?
As plans for Fannie and Freddie take shape, role of government still subject to debate read more Original post: Mortgage finance reform back on track?
View ArticleHouse Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling Goes Skiing With Wall Street
Rep. Jeb Hensarling Race you to the bottom. House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling decided to take some of his constituents with him on a ski trip, no not the people of Texas’ 5th...
View ArticleHouse Moves To Gut Derivatives Regulations Again
Noted Wall Street ski buddy and House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling is moving to re-deregulate derivatives by gutting the Dodd-Frank Act. Apparently one financial crisis this century is...
View ArticleEnd HAMP Now, Experts Say – NuWire Investor
The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) was designed to help struggling homeowners modify loans so that they could avoid defaulting on their loans and stay in their homes, but the program has...
View ArticleTalk of doing away with Fannie and Freddie is just that
A quick bye-bye to Fannie and Freddie? Don’t bank on it. Go here to read the rest: Talk of doing away with Fannie and Freddie is just that
View ArticleCongress suggests consumers need protection from CFPB
Congressional lawmakers are suggesting that the same consumers that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aims to protect are being harmed by “the single most powerful and least accountable...
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