House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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BofA, Merrill Deal: Republicans And Democrats Square Off Over Government's Role

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Edolphus Towns, Tim Geithner, Bofa, Bank of America, Andrew-Williams, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Charles Gifford, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Merril Lynch Bank of America Merger, Business News

WASHINGTON — A senior House Democrat says the government didn't force Bank of America to take over Merrill Lynch, but a bank board member said m...

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Bank of America Emails: Executives Knew Of Merrill Losses Before Shareholder Vote

washingtonpost.com | Tomoeh Murakami Tse | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, John Thain, Ken Lewis, Merrill Lynch Bank of America, Bank of America, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Business News

NEW YORK -- Congressional investigators think that reams of internal documents turned over by Bank of America last Friday show that its executives wer...

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Bank Of America Had Early White House Support On Merrill Lynch Deal

washingtonpost.com | Zachary A. Goldfarb | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: White House, Documents, Financial Crisis @Y:Business, Economic Advisers, President Obama, Kevin Warsh, Bank of America, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Merrill Lynch Deal, Kenneth D. Lewis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Wall Street, Lawrence H. Summers, New York's Attorney General, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, Joe Price, National Economic Council, Securities and Exchange Commission, Andrew Williams, Business News

Top economic advisers to President Obama signed off on a deal to protect Bank of America from losses incurred by its purchase of failed Wall Street fi...

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Bipartisan Oversight Members Threaten Subpoena For AIG Mole Reports

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aig, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Darrell Issa, Ed Towns, Aig Mole, Politics News

The top Democrat and Republican on the House oversight committee jointly threatened the Department of Justice (PDF) and the Securities and Exchange Co...

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The 40-Year-Old Stimulus

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Colvin Grannum, Bedford Stuyvesant, President Obama, David Robinson, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Stimulus, Timothy Gilchrist, President Bush, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Business News

It seems almost ridiculous, or at least unnecessary, to talk about "demonstrable" results (let alone successes) from Bush's 2008 package when the economy has so visibly deteriorated since its passage.

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Fannie, Freddie Hearings: Looking For A Scapegoat

New York Post | Posted 03.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Subprime Mortgages, Freddie Mac Hearing, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Fannie Mae Hearing, Mortgage Crisis, Bailout Outrage, Business News

As finger-pointing escalated in Washington in the search for blame for the housing crisis, at least one ousted mortgage official in the cross hairs sa...

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