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Joint Economic Committee holds hearing on “Unregulated Markets: How Regulatory Reform Will Shine A Light in the Financial Sector”

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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December 2 2009

Today, the Joint Economic Committee held a hearing entitled "Unregulated Markets: How Regulatory Reform Will Shine A Light in the Financial Sector."

Congressman Barney Frank introduces legislation to establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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July 9 2009

Yesterday, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA.), joined by twelve cosponsors, introduced H.R. 3126, the "Consumer Protection Financial Agency Act of 2009," which would, as its name implies, establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA

CFPB moves quickly to launch nonbank supervision program

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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January 12 2012

Despite Republican efforts to prevent such a move, on January 4, 2012, President Obama used a recess appointment to install Richard Cordray as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“Bureau”

Special master for TARP executive compensation rules on supplemental requests by AIG and Ally

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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August 4 2010

On Tuesday, Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, Kenneth R. Fienberg, issued supplemental determinations with regard to the 2010 compensation payments and structures of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and Ally Financial Inc. (Ally

Treasury and other financial regulators issue financial sector self-assessment reviews to IMF

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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August 31 2009

Today, the U.S. Treasury and various other U.S. financial system supervisors and regulators, including the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and National Association of Insurance Commissioners, submitted financial sector self-assessment reviews for banking, securities, insurance, and payment systems to the International Monetary Fund (IMF

Secretary Geithner testifies before House Financial Services Committee on Administration's proposals for financial regulatory reform

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 23 2009

Today, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the Obama Administration's proposals for financial regulatory reform

GAO issues report regarding recommendations for US financial regulatory reform

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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January 14 2009

On January 8, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on Financial Regulation proposing a broad framework for “crafting and evaluating regulatory reform proposals”

President Obama reaffirms support for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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October 14 2009

Last Friday, President Obama speaking in the White House East Room before several distinguished members of the Administration including Treasury Secretary Geithner, FDIC Chairman Bair and members of Congress reflected upon the Administration’s present efforts regarding consumer financial protection reform and reaffirmed his support for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency ("CFPA"

Regulatory reform proposal released by Obama administration

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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June 18 2009

Yesterday, the Obama administration proposed sweeping reform of the federal regulatory structure for banking, insurance and securities firms (the "Proposal"

Senate banking committee holds hearing on consumer protection within the financial services industry

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 3 2009

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing today on the importance of restructuring the regulation of the financial service industry to include additional consumer protection

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