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Witnesses testified before the committee about accounting irregularities at Fannie Mae. Representatives from the mortgage company asserted that the irregularities are attributable to a good-…

Witnesses testified before the committee about financial services. They discussed disclosure rules that compel financial institutions to report certain information to consumers, the practice…

Witnesses testified about the final report of the September 11 Commission on terrorist attacks in the U.S. Among the issues they addressed were intelligence failures prior to the attacks, de…

Witnesses testified regarding state tuition savings plans. The plans, often referred to as “529” plans after the section of the tax code that governs their operations, exist in every state e…

Mr. Greenspan testified about a semi-annual report on U.S. monetary policy, the state of the economy, and budget shortfalls. In his remarks he called for spending cuts to offset tax cuts and…

Witnesses testified about mutual fund trading practices and charges of abuse and fraud in the industry. Among the issues they addressed were the practice of late and stale trading, the statu…

Witnesses testified about government and industry efforts to protect the country’s financial infrastructure in case of blackouts, hurricanes, or other disasters. They talked about the respon…

Interim Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, John Reed, testified about America’s capital marketplace structure, focusing on operations, corporate governance, and oversight at the New Yo…

Members of the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee met with witnesses who testified about terrorism financing, focusing on the Palestinian group Hamas. Among the issues they addr…

The secretaries of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development testified about the regulation of government-sponsored enterprises. Problems in such ent…

Witnesses testified about reauthorization of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Among the issues they addressed were identity theft, consumer protections, privacy issues, and unsolicited credit …

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee about the state of the economy and monetary policy. He also cautioned about rising budget…

Officials from the Federal Trade Commission, Mastercard, and victims of I.D. theft testified about the growing problem of identify theft. Topics included stronger law enforcement, prevention…

House Financial Services Subcommittee members reviewed the need to reform the regulatory structure that oversees government-sponsored housing enterprises. Witnesses testified about accountin…

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held this hearing on the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Witnesses testified about the use of credit report…

Mr. Greenspan testified about the state of the U.S. economy. Among the issues he addressed were tax cut proposals, deficit spending, the prospects for economic growth, and the potential impa…

Justice, Homeland Security and Treasury department officials testified about efforts to stop terrorist financing in front of the House Financial Services Committee. Representative Sue Kelly …