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CRA CFPA Amendment Support Letter
October 20, 2009 – 1:19 pm

October 20, 2009
The Honorable Barney Frank
Chairman, Committee on Financial Services
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Re: Frank CFPA Amendment #1 (consumer reporting agencies) — Support
Dear Chairman Frank:
On behalf of the nearly 200 national, state and …

Waters Amendment Letter
October 20, 2009 – 1:09 pm

House Financial Services Committee
2129 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
October 20, 2009
Dear Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, and Members of the Committee,
On behalf of the nearly 200 national, state and local consumer, employee, investor, community …

NY Times Op Ed: The Banks Are Not All Right
October 19, 2009 – 9:03 pm

October 19, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
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By PAUL KRUGMAN

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. O.K., maybe not literally the worst, but definitely bad. And the contrast between the immense …

Politico: Dodd, Shelby lead on finance reform
October 19, 2009 – 9:00 pm

By: Victoria McGrane
October 19, 2009 04:53 AM EST
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After the Treasury Department released its legislative draft for financial regulation reform in July, administration officials contacted Senate Banking Committee Chairman …