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Obama nominates 2 Senate aides as SEC commissioners
Two senior U.S. Senate aides were nominated by President Obama to join the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kara M. Stein would replace Elisse B. Walter as a Democratic commissioner and Michael S. Piwowar would succeed Troy A. Paredes as a...Tags: Politics, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Reed, Tim Johnson, Democratic Party
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Letters: Sen. Warren speaks up
Re "Warren upends bankers, tradition," May 11 As the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is a breath of fresh air. Finally, there's a voice in Washington for the people and a staunch advocate for consumers....Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke
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Freshman senator with senior pluck takes on the financial industry
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, waited patiently for her first chance to question top financial regulators at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. When her turn finally came after 90 minutes,...
Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Elizabeth Warren, Politics, Parties and Movements, Hillary Clinton
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Republicans intensify pressure to limit powers of consumer agency
WASHINGTON — Republicans have stepped up their pressure to limit the wide-ranging powers of the nation's watchdog over consumers' money matters. The head of a key House committee overseeing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said he would no...
Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Politics, Parties and Movements, Consumers, U.S. Senate
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House chairman bars consumer bureau chief from testifying
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will deliver his semi-annual report to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning, but he's not welcome to do the same before a House panel. House Financial Services Committee...
Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Consumers, U.S. Senate, Economy, Business and Finance
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Sen. Warren slams regulators' failure to prosecute crooked banks
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants to know: How much money do banks have to launder to get charged with a crime? In a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday, Warren asked financial regulators why officials from banks weren't prosecuted even...
Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Eric Holder, Crime, Law and Justice
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Senate confirms former prosecutor Mary Jo White as SEC chairwoman
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Monday confirmed Mary Jo White to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, placing a tough former prosecutor in the role as Wall Street's top watchdog. White was confirmed by a unanimous voice vote in the Senate, an...
Tags: Jerry Moran, Politics, Lawyers, Mary Schapiro, Prosecution
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Senate panel approves Obama nominees to head SEC, consumer bureau
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mary Jo White's nomination to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for the former federal prosecutor to be confirmed soon as Wall Street's top watchdog....
Tags: Politics, Lawyers, Consumers, Mary Schapiro, U.S. Senate
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SEC nominee Mary Jo White promises tough enforcement if confirmed
WASHINGTON -- Former federal prosecutor Mary Jo White, President Obama's nominee to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, promised senators on Tuesday that tougher enforcement would be a high priority if she was confirmed. White, who spent the...
Tags: Politics, Tim Johnson, White House, Eric Holder, Bob Menendez
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Would FDIC deter wrongdoing by announcing settlements with banks?
On its website, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says pursuing damages when banks fail is a way to restore public confidence in the industry. Doing so, it says in an analysis of the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s, creates “the...
Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Finance, Deutsche Bank AG, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Bernanke warns Congress that budget cuts pose danger [Updated]
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Tuesday that the upcoming budget cuts under the so-called sequestration would create a "significant" burden on an economy that is growing only moderately. In his semi-annual economic report...Tags: Politics, Patrick J. Toomey, Career and Workplace, Inflation and Deflation, European Debt Crisis
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Elizabeth Warren's first grilling of regulators is a YouTube hit
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a darling of liberals who has been mentioned as a potential 2016 presidential contender, had kept a deliberately low profile since her election in November. In less than five minutes last week,...
Tags: Politics, Elizabeth Warren, Economy, Business and Finance, Media Industry, U.S. Congress
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