Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Fed's Tarullo: Housing 'Continues To Hang Like An Albatross' On Economy

Posted 12.20.2011

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should consider buying more mortgage bonds to support a fragile economic recovery and a downtrodden housi...

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Obama Announces Pick For FDIC Chairman

AP | By DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 08.10.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Friday that he will nominate Martin J. Gruenberg to become chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ...

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Congressional Abdication to the Fed

Bruce Fein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Fein

The financial fallout for individuals and companies is too important to be left to an unaccountable and secret economic czar. Congress' abdication of responsibility to the Federal Reserve puts us in dangerous territory.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Leading Senator Wants New Fed Governors Committed To Full Transparency, Consumer Protection (LETTER)

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 03.10.2010

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The chair of a Senate panel overseeing the Federal Reserve wants the Obama administration to appoint Fed officials committed to transparency, consumer...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Federal Reserve Gets Political, Sends Congress Veiled Message

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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Facing perhaps the biggest loss of power in the institution's nearly 100-year history, the Federal Reserve fought back today with a little-noticed mov...

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Donald Kohn, Federal Reserve's Vice Chairman Is Stepping Down, Giving Obama An Opening

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn's decision to step down at the end of June gives President Barack Obama a chance to put a...

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