H.R.6308 - Municipal Bond Fairness Act

To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced.
  • Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced.

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09/27/10
H.R.6308: SMART Research and Development Compact - U.S. Congress ...

Turn 4 into 1? http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-6308 HR 6308 IH 111th CONGRESS 2d Session HR 6308 To grant the consent of the Congress to the SMART Research and Development Compact. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES . ... OpenCongress i

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10/22/08
Between the Lines: Bonds case is no homerun

[Note: Congress is considering at least one bill related to this - HR 6308.] And, much as the press release from the Office of Mayoral Hopeful Dennis Herrera would have us believe this is “his” case, the truth is that a law firmin ...

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10/21/08
Reinsurance Law 2008: Are the States Ready for Federally Licensed ...

Municipal Bond Fairness Act (HR 6308) Francine L. Semaya; State And Federal Developments In The Regulations Of Bond Insurers (Insurance Corporate And Regulatory Alert ! 1/29/08 ) Francine L. Semaya; The Department Of The Treasury ...

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10/08/08
Capitol Weekly: The Newspaper of California State Government and ...

Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the 70-member House Financial Services Committee, has introduced HR 6308, which establish uniform credit ratings for municipal bonds. The measure has emerged from committee and is ...

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10/01/08
Finance Regulation or Deregulation?

Well, anybody, and that is the problem and our source of serious reservations about the proposed Municipal Bond Fairness Act (HR 6308) introduced by Representative Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. ...

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09/28/08
Reinsurance Law 2008

Brooks White; Municipal Bond Fairness Act (HR 6308) Francine L. Semaya; State And Federal Developments In The Regulations Of Bond Insurers (Insurance Corporate And Regulatory Alert ! 1/29/08 )Francine L. Semaya; The Department Of The ...

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09/07/08
washingtonwatch.com digest - september 8, 2009

hr 6308 the municipal bond fairness act costs $0.04 per family. s. 24 the perchlorate monitoring and right-to-know act of 2007 costs $0.19 per family. hr 6545 the national energy security intelligence act of 2008 costs $0.01 per family ...

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08/27/08
Investors Weary of Rating Agencies Past and Present

In July, the House Financial Services Committee unanimously approved HR 6308, the Municipal Bond Fairness Act, requiring credit rating agencies to apply rating symbols consistently for all securities. Industry groups said the ...

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08/27/08
Investors Weary of Rating Agencies Past and Present

In July, the House Financial Services Committee unanimously approved HR 6308, the Municipal Bond Fairness Act, requiring credit rating agencies to apply rating symbols consistently for all securities. Industry groups said the ...

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08/12/08
legislative updates

the house financial services committee passed by voice vote the municipal bond fairness act (hr 6308.) which would require credit-rating firms to evaluate the risk of municipal and corporate bonds using the same scale. ...

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07/29/08
Here's Barney

The credit rating agencies take this into account and issue lower ratings for a set of government numbers than they do for a set of private numbers (this practice must be ended by HR 6308). 3. Governments want to take past rates of ...

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07/07/08
federal update affecting cities

the municipal bond fairness act, hr 6308, which nlc supports, will eliminate the ability of the rating agencies to use separate standards for municipal bonds and other bonds. the practice of using a separate scale for corporate bonds ...

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06/24/08
Municipal Bonds

HR 6308 would ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry.. Vote on This Bill: For | Against. Municipal Bonds Investing Dinallo's job is to worry about ...

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06/22/08
rep. frank bill would put close eye on bond insurers

frank’s bill, the municipal bond fairness act, or hr 6308, calls for the us treasury to collect data on municipal bond insurers, including their financial soundness, concentration, risk management and underwriting standards. ...

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06/22/08
Municipal Bonds

Municipal Bonds Tax Free HR 6308 would ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry.. Vote on This Bill: For | Against. Q: I’m currently serving in Kuwait ...

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06/22/08
Markup…

HR 6308, Municipal Bond Fairness Act. I have an appointment at the same time in the House but maybe can meet that staff member at the “markup”… I was meeting about the “Fairness Act”…. so maybe the meeting is moot… but th

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06/18/08
H.R.6308: Municipal Bond Fairness Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced. Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced. Overview ... HR 6308 IH 111th C

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06/18/08
H.R.6308: Municipal Bond Fairness Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced. Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced. Overview ... HR 6308 IH 111th C

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06/18/08
H.R.6308: Municipal Bond Fairness Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced. Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced. Overview ... HR 6308 IH 111th C

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06/18/08
H.R.6308: Municipal Bond Fairness Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced. Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced. Overview ... HR 6308 IH 111th C

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06/18/08
H.R.6308: Municipal Bond Fairness Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced. Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced. Overview ... HR 6308 IH 111th C

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06/18/08
H.R.6308: Municipal Bond Fairness Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced. Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced. Overview ... HR 6308 IH 111th C

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06/18/08
H.R.6308: Municipal Bond Fairness Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced. Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced. Overview ... HR 6308 IH 111th C

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06/18/08
H.R.6308: Municipal Bond Fairness Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced. Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced. Overview ... HR 6308 IH 111th C

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06/18/08
H.R.6308: Municipal Bond Fairness Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced. Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced. Overview ... HR 6308 IH 111th C

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06/18/08
H.R.6308: Municipal Bond Fairness Act - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

All Bill Titles. Official: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. as introduced. Short: Municipal Bond Fairness Act as introduced. Overview ... HR 6308 IH 111th C

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06/17/08
Bill Action: Introduced: HR 6308: To ensure uniform and accurate ...

Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] introduced HR 6308: To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]

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06/17/08
Bill Introduced: HR6308 To ensure uniform and accurate credit ...

To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry.

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06/17/08
HR 6308, To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal ...

HR 6308 would ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

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