Thomas Hoenig, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, recently penned an op-ed in the New York... View Article
Continue readingBank lobbyist to lead Senate banking panel
Last week Sen. Tim Johnson, the incoming chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, hired Dwight Fettig, a lobbyist with numerous... View Article
Continue readingSenators Appointed to Conference Committee Connected to Financial Industry
Senators selected to work to combine the House and Senate financial regulation bills in a conference committee are some of... View Article
Continue readingREPOST: Next Banking Committee Chair Has Ties to Financial Sector
Note: I wrote this over the summer when the possibility existed that Sen. Chris Dodd would be moving from the... View Article
Continue readingPotential New Banking Committee Chair Has Ties to Financial Sector
With the passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy, the gavel he wielded as chair of the Senate Health, Labor, Education &... View Article
Continue readingTough Day for Credit Card Companies
It’s a tough day for the credit card industry. In spite of all the lobbying spending ($9,170,573 in 2009) and... View Article
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