Financial reform this week: House Republicans push bill to curb CFPB power

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Your guide to financial reform law events during the week of May 2

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Geithner's threat to tap congressional retirement funds rings hollow

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Don't worry if Treasury is tapping the G Fund; it'll be paid back in full

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Newsmaker interview: Bailout watchdog warns of "doomsday cycle"

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Neil Barofsky, the TARP special inspector general, tells the Center in an interview that the government has sown the seeds for a future fina

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Bank regulators could use 'war games' as crisis prevention training

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Investigative Reporting Workshop launches BankTracker

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Bailout watchdog probes suspected TARP fraud at 64 banks

Treasury Dept. scolded for rejecting anti-fraud measures in bank capital program

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No lobbyists in Obama White House? Not quite

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With the announcement of former Goldman Sachs lobbyist Mark Patterson to serve as chief of staff for Obama’s new treasury secretary, Timothy

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Supreme Court will hear challenge to health reform law

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The road gang

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Obama bundlers closely tied to influence industry

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Lure of lobbying still strong for House staffers

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"… Patterson to serve as chief of staff for Obama’s new treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, Patterson joins a growing number of former lobbyists in the new administr …"

New systemic risk regulatory council sets goals

By Jeremy Borden

Reform watchers expecting a “Showdown in the Cash Room” between the primary U.S. financial regulators didn’t see anything resembling a regul

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Financial reform this week: How to handle a Too Big To Fail bank near collapse

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FDIC proposes big bank, brokerage liquidation procedure

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Financial Reform — Week of April 25

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Credit rater says new consumer agency is much-needed "medicine" for banks

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"… nts when it comes to the new supervisory council led by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Sheila Bair, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and Gei …"

Will new regulatory super council learn the lessons of Lehman?

After Bear Stearns fell apart in March 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York embedded teams

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Financial stability panel told of "inexcusable breakdowns" in foreclosure process

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Reform reading: New York AG takes aim at Bank of America

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"… rman Ben Bernanke; and Mary Schapiro, the SEC chairman. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner heads the council.This is a more formalized version of the Lehman team, wi …"

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Treasury can sketch out rulemaking areas before Consumer Financial Bureau opens, memo says

By Julie Vorman

Before the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially opens its doors on July 21, the Treasury Department may issu

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Senate GOP leader: Starving regulators of money means a "better America"

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"Help wanted" to influence Dodd-Frank law

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A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law....

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Geithner moves to new home, but some question his temporary digs

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Reform reading: Will Warren aide fill top job at new consumer agency?

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Financial stability panel told of "inexcusable breakdowns" in foreclosure process

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Even with U.S. oversight, AIG keeps secrets

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Democrats maintain control of Senate

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Old parties learn new tricks

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"… far more effective economic symbol for the president than Larry Summers or Timothy Geithner.Corn’s profile also takes note of what Warren has on her bookshelves in …"

Transparency emphasized as government mulls Fannie Mae reform

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More transparency about the overall U.S. mortgage securitization market must be part of the Obama administration’s eventual plan to reform f

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Conservative think tank's plan would limit securitization of mortgages

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Obama punting on Fannie, Freddie could prove costly

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Why Fannie and Freddie continue to cost taxpayers billions

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"… Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a real estate expert urged Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today.Susan Wachter, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wha …"

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