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Ben Hallman

Warren, Brown Rake Foreclosure Officials Over The Coals

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 04.12.2013 | Business
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Two prominent Democratic senators levied a withering attack on federal bank regulators on Thursday, accusing them at a Senate hearing of putting the i...

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Senate Panel Approves Top Regulators

AP | Posted 05.19.2013 | Business
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WASHINGTON — A Senate panel has approved Mary Jo White's nomination to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission and sent it along for a final...

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Mark Gongloff

Elizabeth Warren Blasts Senate Republicans For Holding Up CFPB Nomination

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.13.2013 | Business
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Elizabeth Warren may be glad she didn't end up running the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, because in her consolation job as a U.S. senator, she...

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5 Reasons Why Republicans Should Confirm Richard Cordray as CFPB Director

Bill Bartmann | Posted 05.11.2013 | Politics
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Bill Bartmann

Tomorrow the Senate Banking Committee will hold hearings on the appointment of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Mark Gongloff

Elizabeth Warren Goes Off On Wrist Slaps For Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.08.2013 | Politics
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren unloaded on bank regulators Thursday about the fact that British bank HSBC is still doing business in the U.S., with no criminal...

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Bernanke Comments Give Boost To Stock Market

Reuters | Posted 04.28.2013 | Business
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* S&P 500 bounces back from biggest daily drop since Nov. 7 * Possible stalemate in Italy remains a concern * Home Depot...

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Ben Bernanke Urges Congress To Avoid Sharp Spending Cuts

Reuters | Posted 04.28.2013 | Business
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By Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke strongly defended the U.S. cen...

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Ryan Grim

Elizabeth Warren Embarrasses Hapless Bank Regulators

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.14.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Bank regulators got a sense Thursday of how their lives will be slightly different now that Elizabeth Warren sits on a Senate committee ...

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GOP Senator Arrested For Drunk Driving

Posted 12.23.2012 | Politics
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Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) was arrested on Sunday morning in Alexandria, Virginia for driving under the influence. According to Del Ray, VA Patch, C...

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Warren Completes Banking Coup

Posted 12.13.2012 | Politics
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Senate newcomer and consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) completed her coup against the banks on Wednesday, securing a spot on the Senate Bank...

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Friday Talking Points -- So Delightful

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.06.2013 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

Well, the weather outside is not exactly frightful (it's a nice day where I live), but watching the politics of the week was certainly "so delightful." So many blowhards, so little time! "Let them blow, let them blow, let them blow!"

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Ryan Grim

Warren Gets Key Committee Appointment

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.05.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Nearly two years after Wall Street waged a successful campaign to keep consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren from running the Consumer Fina...

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Warren Has Good Chance Of Strong Position

Reuters | Posted 01.09.2013 | Politics
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* Senate aide says Warren can probably get banking panel * Warren pushed for new consumer protection agency * Senate aid...

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Disgraced Firm Has Long History With The Feds

Bloomberg View | Jonathan Weil | Posted 07.28.2012 | Business
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Bloomberg View There's an old saying in journalism that there are no new stories, only new reporters. The revelation that U.S. Attorney General Eri...

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Geithner: Regulators Dragged Feet On LIBOR Scandal Because 'These Things Take Time'

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 07.26.2012 | Business
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WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says regulators waited four years to penalize Barclays bank for trying to manipulate a key global be...

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Bernanke May Hint At Boosting Economy During Congressional Testimony

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 09.15.2012 | Business
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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sketched a bleak picture of the U.S. economy Tuesday – and warned it will darken furthe...

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Nate Willis

Libor Scandal: Congressman Urges AG To Be Aggressive

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate Willis | Posted 07.13.2012 | Politics
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Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder Thursday, recommending he seriously look into the high profile Libor scandal th...

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Banking Committee Members Embarrass Themselves and America

Erica Payne | Posted 08.18.2012 | Business
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Erica Payne

Tomorrow morning, Dimon will again face questioning, this time from the House Financial Services Committee. Whether we hear as much praise and kowtowing remains to be seen, but given last week's sham, I wouldn't hold my breath.

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What's With Jamie Dimon's Cufflinks?

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 06.15.2012 | Business
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For as many questions as JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s recent testimony answered, there was one that it raised: What’s with the presidential cu...

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The Jamie Dimon 'Puppet Show'

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 08.14.2012 | Business
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Raymond J. Learsy

Words like "too cozy" and "ridiculous" were among the adjectives applied to the testimony of Jamie Dimon before yesterday's Senate Banking Committee Hearing. It is one example of the frustration felt by those who wanted answers to hard questions.

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JamieDimonFriends

Jeff Danziger | Posted 08.14.2012 | Politics
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JPMorgan And The Senate Banking Committee Are Pretty Tight, Here's How

Posted 06.14.2012 | Business
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By Cora Currier ProPublica Wednesday morning, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, faced a Senate hearing over more than $2 billion in bank ...

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Dimon Testifies -- and the People Have a Few Questions

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 08.12.2012 | Business
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Richard (RJ) Eskow

The Senate Banking Committee should also ask Jamie Dimon why a bank which poses a systemic risk to the economy, and whose serial criminality he's been unable to stop, should continue to exist.

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What To Expect When Jamie Dimon Goes To Washington This Week

Reuters | Posted 08.10.2012 | Business
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* JPMorgan chief to appear before Senate on June 13 * Likely to be pressed on how much trading losses have grown * Testi...

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Fed Official: Volcker Rule Could Have Staved Off JPMorgan Loss

Reuters | Posted 08.06.2012 | Business
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* Fed's Tarullo: Volcker will shed light on hedging trades * JPMorgan trading losses tied to failed hedging strategy * O...

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