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Senate to Consider ATM Fee Cap Among Proposed Amendments to Financial Reform Bill

The Senate is expected to soon consider placing a fifty-cent per transaction cap on ATM fees, as an amendment to the financial reform bill . The proposed amendment, introduced last week by Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)…

FTC Releases Annual Report

Recently, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz released the FTC’s 2010 Annual Report, which focused largely on the FTC’s endeavors to defend financially distressed consumers and to spur competition during…

Representative Boucher Introduces Privacy Legislation

On May 4, 2010, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA), the House Energy and Commerce Communications, Technology, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman, and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee,…

Senate Begins Debate on Financial Reform Bill

The Senate, after spending last week engaged in procedural battles, will enter full scale debate this week on that chamber’s version of a financial reform package . This morning Congress Daily provided a brief preview…

New Senate Financial Reform Bill Released

Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) released a revised financial regulatory reform bill, which would create the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The Bureau would be housed in the Federal…