Senators Warren and Reed reach out to HUD to assist in leveling the playing field between prospective homebuyers and large investors.
Read More »Michael Bloomberg Proposes Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Merger
The Democratic Presidential candidates released his plan to rein in Wall Street on Tuesday. What does it mean for the GSEs?
Read More »Survey: Voters Want More, Not Less, Financial Regulation
While Republicans in Congress are trying to replace Dodd-Frank with a proposal of their own, a poll showed more voters favored greater financial accountability and tougher regulation.
Read More »Sen. Warren Turns Sights Toward Wall Street Again
The controversial Senator from Massachusetts and her colleagues are trying to get taxpayers off the hook for losses that occur from derivatives trading.
Read More »Coalition Pushes for Stricter Wall Street Regulation
A group of progressives who believe that Wall Street is not regulated enough has organized a coalition in hopes of getting stricter rules passed.
Read More »Trump Planning Dodd-Frank Overhaul
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has some definite ideas about financial reform, and he plans to unveil those ideas in the next couple of weeks.
Read More »War of Words Over Dodd-Frank Heats Up
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Missouri), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, told a group of bankers they need to “find a way to neuter” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and called her the "Darth Vader of the financial world."
Read More »Obama Administration Planning Further Financial Reforms
President Obama credits Dodd-Frank and other financial reform with much of the country's economic progress since the crisis. But he says it's not enough.
Read More »Industry Reaction Mixed on Allegations of Wall Street Influencing GSE Reform
Now that the news has had a bit of time to marinate, some within the housing industry reacted by taking up alliances with lobbyists, while others went the opposite direction and questioned these higher-ups' motives.
Read More »Presidential Hopeful Clinton Intends to Get Even Tougher on Wall Street
Clinton said that as president, she would veto any attempt to weaken financial reform and fight for “tough new rules, stronger enforcement, and more accountability.”
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