Date Committee Hearing/Mark Up
Bankruptcy  
6/5/08 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on H.R. 3652, the ÒProtecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007Ó
4/1/08 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on H.R. 4044: To amend the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to exempt from the means test in bankruptcy cases, for a limited period, qualifying reserve-component members who, after September 11, 2001, are called to a
10/2/07 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law United States Trustee Program: Watchdog or Attack Dog?
7/17/07 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on Working Families in Financial Crisis: Medical Debt and Bankruptcy
5/1/07 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on the Second Anniversary of the Enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Are Consumers Really Being Protected Under the Act?
Supbrime Mortgages  
5/22/08 House Financial Services Committee Impact on Homebuyers and Housing Market of Conforming Loan Limit Increase
5/22/08 House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy Targeting Federal Aid to Neighborhoods Distressed by the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
5/7/08 Senate Banking Committee Turmoil in the U.S. Credit Markets: Examining the Regulation of Investment Banks by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
5/6/08 Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts Policing Lenders and Protecting Homeowners: Is Misconduct in Bankruptcy Fueling the Foreclosure Crisis?
5/1/08 House Financial Services Committee H.R. 5830, FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act of 2008
4/30/08 House Financial Services Committee H.R. 5830, FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act of 2008 and H.R. 5829, Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008--CONTINUATION
4/29/08 Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade and Tourism Improving Consumer Protections in Subprime Lending
4/24/08 House Financial Services Committee H.R. 5830, FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act of 2008 and H.R. 5829, Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008
4/23/08 House Financial Services Committee Committee Mark-Up: H.R. 5818, Neighborhood Stablization Act of 2008 and H.R. 5579, Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2008
4/22/08 Senate Banking Committee Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: The Role of the Credit Rating Agencies
4/16/08 Senate Banking Committee Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Examining Proposals to Mitigate Foreclosures and Restore Liquidity to the Mortgage Markets
4/16/08 House Financial Services Subcommittee on on Housing and Community Opportunity "H.R. 5679, The Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2008".
4/15/08 House Financial Services Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee H.R. 5579, the "Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2008"
4/10/08 Senate Banking Committee Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Examining Proposals to Mitigate Foreclosures and Restore Liquidity to the Mortgage Markets.
4/9-10/2008 House Financial Services Committee Using FHA for Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention
4/7/08 Senate Banking Committee Restoring the American Dream: Solutions to Predatory Lending and the Foreclosure Crisis
2/28/08 Senate Finance Committee The Real Estate Market: Building a Strong Economy
2/14/08 House Financial Services Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee The State of the Bond Insurance Industry
1/31/08 Senate Banking Committee Strengthening our Economy: Foreclosure Prevention and Neighborhood Preservation.
1/29/08 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on the Growing Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis: Identifying Solutions and Dispelling Myths
12/13/07 Senate Finance Committee The Housing Decline: The Extent of the Problem and Potential Remedies
12/12/07 House Judiciary Committee Mark-Up Hearing of H.R. 3690 (archived webcast available)
12/6/07 House Financial Services Committee Accelerating Loan Modifications, Improving Foreclosure Prevention and Enhancing Enforcement
12/5/07 Senate Judiciary Committee The Looming Foreclosure Crisis: How To Help Families Save Their Homes
11/6/07 House Financial Services Committee Mark-Up Hearing of H.R. 3915
11/2/07 House Financial Services Committee Progress in Administration and Other Efforts to Coordinate and Enhance Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention
10/30/07 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers in Financial Distress? – Part II
10/24/07 House Financial Services Committee Legislative Proposals on Reforming Mortgage Practices
9/27/07 House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government The Role of Credit Rating Agencies in the Structured Finance Market
9/26/07 Senate Banking Committee The Role and Impact of Credit Rating Agencies on the Subprime Credit Markets
9/25/07 House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers in Financial Distress?
5/8/07 Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Committee Hearing The Role of the Secondary Market in Subprime Mortgage Lending
4/17/07 House Financial Services Committee Possible Responses to Rising Mortgage Foreclosures
3/27/07 House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Hearing Subprime and Predatory Mortgage Lending: New Regulatory Guidance, Current Market Conditions and Effects on Regulated Financial Institutions
3/22/07 Senate Banking Committee Mortgage Market Turmoil: Causes and Consequences
Private Equity  
9/27/07 Senate Finance Committee Offshore Tax Issues: Reinsurance and Hedge Funds
9/6/07 Senate Finance Committee Carried Interest Part III
7/31/07 Senate Finance Committee Carried Interest Part II
7/11/07 Senate Finance Committee Carried Interest Part I
3/13/07 House Financial Services Committee Hedge Funds and Systemic Risk in the Financial Markets
Credit Cards and Other  
6/11/08 Senate Judiciary Committee Short-change for Consumers and Short-shrift for Congress? The Supreme CourtÕs Treatment of Laws that Protect AmericansÕ Health, Safety, Jobs and Retirement
6/5/08 Senate Banking Committee The State of the Banking Industry: Part II
4/17/08 House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Hearing H.R. 5244, "The Credit CardholdersÕ Bill of Rights: Providing New Protections for Consumers"
4/15/08 Senate Banking Committee Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets Impact on the Cost and Availability of Student Loans
3/14/08 House Education and Labor Committee Ensuring the Availability of Federal Student Loans
3/13/08 House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Hearing The Credit CardholdersÕ Bill of Rights: Providing New Protections for Consumers
3/12/08 House Financial Services Committee Municipal Bond Turmoil: Impact on Cities, Towns, and States
2/14/08 Senate Banking Committee The State of the United States Economy and Financial Markets
12/12/07 House Judiciary Committee Mark-up of H.R. 3753, the "Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007" (archived webcast available)
12/4/07 Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Credit Card Practices: Unfair Interest Rate Increases
11/15/07 House Education and Labor Committee Markup on "H.R. 4137, The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007"
10/2/07 House Financial Services Committee Systemic Risk: Examining Regulators' Ability to React to Threats in the Financial System
10/2/07 House Financial Services Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Credit-Based Insurance Scores: Are They Fair?
6/19/07 House Financial Services Committee ConsumersÕ Ability to Dispute and Change Inaccurate Information
6/7/07 House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Improving Credit Card Consumer Protection: Recent Industry and Regulatory Initiatives
6/5/07 U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Executive Stock Options: Should the IRS and Stockholders Be Given Different Information?
4/26/07 House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Credit Card Practices: Current Consumer and Regulatory Issues
3/7/07 U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Credit Card Practices: Fees, Interest Rates, and Grace Periods
1/25/07 Senate Banking Committee Examining the Billing, Marketing, and Disclosure Practices of the Credit Card Industry, and Their Impact on Consumers.
     
Updated as of June 13, 2008