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  • ICYMI: Fox News: President Obama and Democrats must reconsider Dodd-Frank
    Apr 26, 2012 - By Joe Brettell Published April 26, 2012 FoxNews.com President Obama and Congressional Democrats have shifted into full campaign mode, using every taxpayer funded campaign stop to raise money and continue their efforts to incite class warfare around the country. While these intentionally divisive m... More
  • Fox News: New federal agency OFR stirs 'Orwellian' fears
    Apr 20, 2012 - By James Rosen Published April 19, 2012 FoxNews.com It is the most powerful federal agency you’ve never heard of -- and lawmakers from both parties on Thursday vowed to keep abreast of its astonishing growth and rein it in, if necessary. The Office of Financial Research, or OFR, was created by the ... More
  • Washington Times Editorial: MILLER: Cooking the books
    Apr 19, 2012 - America’s $15.7 trillion national debt continues to grow at an alarming rate. Though most economists agree we’re on an unsustainable path, the president and his allies in the Democratic Senate have done nothing about it. They hope to return to their old ways of borrowing trillions without making dol... More
  • Pending financial regulations keep banks uncertain about the future
    Mar 15, 2012 - Local banks in Missouri are voicing a concern that is being heard in communities all across the country about the 400 new regulations in the Dodd-Frank Act. As the Columbia Daily Tribune notes: “As local banks work to regain their footing, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over their heads: Hundreds of ... More
  • WSJ: U.S. House Panel Passes IPO Bill
    Feb 17, 2012 - A U.S. House panel Thursday advanced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for smaller companies to launch initial public offerings, the latest in a series of bills designed to spur job creation. The House Financial Services Committee voted 54-1 to pass the measure, which aims to improve smaller ... More
  • ICYMI: Despite Calls for Action, White House Has No Plans To Send Housing Bill to Hill
    Feb 10, 2012 - By Stacy Kaper National Journal President Obama took a jab at lawmakers this week, saying “Congress still needs to send me the bill I've proposed" on housing. But the White House has not sent any legislative language to Capitol Hill for lawmakers to consider, and does not intend to, according to sou... More
  • ICYMI: Washington Times: Obama’s cash for condos
    Feb 6, 2012 - The Washington Times Monday, February 6, 2012 Though Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sparked the housing collapse that crippled the economy, President Obama now wants them to play an even greater role. The president on Wednesday announced his "blueprint for an America built to last," which would have the... More
  • ICYMI: Fannie, Freddie bonuses become legislative targets
    Nov 9, 2011 - By Peter Schroeder Lawmakers in both the House and Senate are turning their ire towards hefty bonuses handed out to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives into legislation. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) announced Wednesday that they planned on offering an amendment that wou... More
  • Small N.M. banks worried about future
    Sep 26, 2011 - By Winthrop Quigley Albuquerque Journal Most of New Mexico’s smaller banks survived the 2008 financial panic and the worst recession since the 1930s in pretty good shape. They are not so sure they can survive new federal regulations put in place in response to the panic. Thomas M. Hoenig, who is ret... More
  • N.M. bank regulator: Some federal laws ‘onerous’
    Sep 26, 2011 - By Winthrop Quigley Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE — Bankers looking for understanding and support as they struggle with new federal regulations need look no further than the third floor of the Toney Anaya Building on Cerrillos Road where the state’s chief financial institutions regulator has her offi... More