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Rep. Barney Frank
Democrat • 4th District, Massachusetts • 15th Term • Sworn In 1981
- 27 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 24 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 37 of 440)
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House Financial Services Passes Investor Protection Act
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said the previous day, November 3, that the full House will likely ...
Barney Frank: Name Names
US Rep. Barney Frank wants to publish a list of shame. According to Alison Vekshin at Bloomberg.com (here), Frank wants to make public the name of any firm ...
Frank says financial industry should pay now for future bailouts
...support there is for unlimited permanent bailout authority, the better the bill will be,” Sherman said. -- Jim Puzzanghera Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, told reporters today that he would make significant chan
US Rep Frank eyes Warren as top financial watchdog
"I am very much in favor of Elizabeth Warren," to head the consumer agency, US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank ...
RE: Barney Frank
Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D., Mass.) said White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel negotiated with Adler on behalf of the White House and the Treasury ...
RE: Barney Frank
4 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration's push for overhauling financial regulation gained ground as Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank ...
Barney Frank: Lend jobless a hand
Rep. Barney Frank is twisting the arms of US Treasury officials to get them to use some of the federal government's massive bailout fund ...
House bill to curb Fed lending power
...other financial reform proposals in early December. "No more Fed (money) to AIG. No more Fed to Bear Stearns," said Rep. Barney Frank, referring to two major recipients of the Fed's emergency lending program. Under 1932 law, the Fed can issue loans in "
Obama Administration Helps House Democrat Gut Post-Enron Reforms
...a letter expressing concern and the anti-investor amendments were beaten back last week after Kanjorski and committee chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) expressed disapproval. On Tuesday, Adler offered a new amendment to permanently exempt smaller firms.
Today At TRNS
...briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. The Washington Bureau will be covering: - A news conference hosted by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who will be discussing financial regulatory reform. - An address from German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel to a
Frank urges feds to temper regulation of banks
...Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is urging federal regulators to temper their regulation of banks and credit unions out in the field. In a letter with Rep. Walt Minnick (Idaho), one of the more conservative members of th
NEWS -- Taking down failures: Who pays, when and how much?
...Street collapse. The administration, through Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank agreed last week to assess the costs of a government takeover on a failing company's competitors. The companies wo
RE: Barney Frank
After her request was denied, Anderson contacted the office of US Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who introduced a legislative measure that would allow parents ...
Business-failure bill draws many critics
...financial companies might not survive without significant changes. The legislation drafted by the Treasury Department and Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, gives the federal government power to regulate, sei
Congress prepares to curb bank overdraft fees
..."How is this different from Burger King charging you for a burger you didn't want?" Maloney has sponsored a bill with Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., requiring banks to get consumers' permission before covering their overdrafts and charging them a fee. Curr
This Is the TARP That Never Ends...
...too-big-to-fail institutions and bolster oversight of the financial-services industry. The legislation, spearheaded by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the committee's chairman, and Secretary Geithner, who helped to craft the bill, would also create an over
Hearings in Congress focus on proposed snapper ban
...Act" (H.R. 1584) with 21 co-sponsors, including the influential chairman of the financial services committee, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has introduced an identical bill (S. 1255) in the Senate. And Rep. John Mica, R-Winter
Bank fees may be curbed
..."How is this different from Burger King charging you for a burger you didn't want?" Maloney has sponsored a bill with Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., requiring banks to get consumers' permission before covering their overdrafts and charging them a fee. Curr
Lawmaker seeks OK from Congress for any bailouts
...other members of the committee support Sherman's measure. However, legislation approved by the committee last month indicate that Frank may permit Sherman's provision to be approved. Last month, Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., introduced a provision that w
RE: Barney Frank
Maloney has sponsored a bill with Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., requiring banks to get consumers' permission before covering their overdrafts and charging ...
Congress: Overdraft fee 'favor' is just a cash cow
...are too large and the protection is forced on unsuspecting customers. "Don't do people favors without asking them," Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, warned industry representatives. The amount of overdraft
Frank says overdraft protection should be 'opt-in'
...be in a situation where we're considering legislation if you would have had an opt-in regime from the beginning," said Frank (D-Mass.), addressing the banking industry at a hearing in Washington on Friday. "Don't do people favors without askin
Democrats seek to curb overdraft fees
...charge customers who overspend on their accounts, even though some big banks have already curbed high-fee overdraft programs. Rep. Barney Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, on Friday joined Senate Banking Committee Chairman C
Rep. Barney Frank supports requiring financial companies to pay ahead of time into a fund the government could use to wind down large, troubled firms
...Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, indicated Friday his willingness to change gears and support a provision that would require financial companies to pay ahead of time into a fund that the government could use to wind down
Frank says overdraft protection should be 'opt-in'
...be in a situation where we're considering legislation if you would have had an opt-in regime from the beginning," said Frank (D-Mass.), addressing the banking industry at a hearing in Washington on Friday. "Don't do people favors without askin
RE: Barney Frank
Representative Barney Frank, House Financial Services Committee chair, talked with Representative Spencer Bachus. (Chip Somodevilla/ Getty Images) By ...
RE: Barney Frank
Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts and the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, joined the Senate Banking Committee ...
RE: Barney Frank
However, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., has publicly stated his opposition to this amendment. "Going from a single executive able to act promptly and ...
Frank joins call to curb banks' overdraft fees
...who overspend on their accounts, even though some big banks have already curbed high-fee overdraft programs. Rep. Barney Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, on Friday joined Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Con
NEWS -- Financial overhaul bill gets wary reception
...respond to the financial crisis that clobbered Wall Street last year and fed the recession. For the committee's chairman, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who wrote the proposal in close coordination with Treasury, the broad skepticism illustrates the delica
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