Category: U.S. Congress

  The U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee issued the following news release today, August 20, 2010:   Frank, Kanjorski Release Letter Calling for Federal Housing Finance Administration to Protect Taxpayers Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), …

Above:  President Obama signs H.R. 4173, which is considered to be the most sweeping financial reform bill since the Great Depression.     Signed by President Obama on July 21, 2010, H.R. 4173, known as the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform …

  Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw testified this morning, July 14, 2010, before the U.S. House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee in opposition to the taxing of reinsurance between affiliated entities. “When elephants fight, the grass gets …

  According to a comprehensive report on state catastrophe insurance programs released yesterday, June 16, 2010 by the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), Florida’s total exposure of $2 trillion in its insurance and reinsurance programs far exceeds that of …

  Upholding state regulation in regard to international insurance agreements negotiated by the U.S. Treasury will be among the insurance-related topics in a United States Senate and House of Representatives conference committee meeting scheduled to commence today, June 15, 2010.  During …

U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (“Subcommittee”) Chairman Paul Kanjorski announced a May 21, 2010 hearing on the state of accounting and auditing standards. A Subcommittee news release is reprinted below. Should you have any …

  The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee (“Committee”) approved H.R. 2555, also known as the “Homeowners’ Defense Act,” on April 27, 2010 by a vote of 39-26. Authored by Representative Ron Klein (D-FL) and co-sponsored by 70 Members …

  Former Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate (now Federal Emergency Managment Agency {“FEMA”} Administrator) joined several panels of speakers today, April 21, 2010, for a U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing on legislative proposals to reform the National Flood …

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified on his view of the economic outlook before the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee on April 14, 2010.   Testimony by Chairman Bernanke on the economic outlook Before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. …

  Chaired by U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit will hold a hearing today, March 24, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. to examine the role of consumer credit scores and reports …