Minority Archive Newsroom Hearings & Legislation Issues & Views Schedule Who We Are Congressman Barney Frank, Ranking Member House Committee on Financial Services Photo of Congressman Barney Frank
Schedule Who We Are Issues & Views
Hearings & Legislation Newsroom Archive
 Press Releases via RSS What's New Key Issues
  • 10/15/2008
    Frank Response to Republican Letter Regarding Hearing on Financial Services Regulation

    Washington, DC - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), today released the following statement in response to a letter sent by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Spencer Bachus (R-AL) and Republican members of the committee, and their attempt to divert the focus of the Financial Services Committee’s October 21st hearing on the future of financial services regulation. Read full story.
  • 10/10/2008
    House Members Question Federal Regulators Oversight of AIG Lavish trip at the heart of members’ concern

    Washington, DC - Nine Democratic members of the House of Representatives today wrote a letter to Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Federal Reserve Board of Governors Chairman Ben Bernanke to express concern over their oversight of American International Group and specifically, the reported lavish trip by executives after the company received substantial support from taxpayers.  The members ask that the executives who attended the trip reimburse the taxpayers for their expenses. Read full story.
  • 10/10/2008
    Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearing on Financial Regulation

    Washington, DC - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing to address the need for broad regulatory restructuring and reform for the financial markets, including financial institution oversight and regulation, systemic risk, and housing finance.  This is a continuation of two hearings held by the committee in July focused on regulatory restructuring and systemic risk, which the Committee heard from regulators. Read full story.


Sign up to get email updates.

E-mail Address:

Your Name: