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Fund Investors Sue Countrywide over Loan Modifications
Hedge fund Greenwich Financial Services yesterday sued Countrywide Financial Corp., demanding that Countrywide compensate holders of some securities backed by mortgages if the lender changes the terms of the loansRead More

Governors Press Congress for Stimulus Package
The nation's governors urged Congress to pass an economic-stimulus package for states, warning that their collective budget shortfall could rise to $140 billion by mid-2010Read More

Economic Signs Point to Long, Deep U.S. Recession
The U.S. economy entered a recession one year ago, a group of the nation's leading economists said yesterday, and new evidence that the downturn will be deep and prolonged sent the stock market plummetingRead More

Fed Signals More Action to Combat Economic Slump
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke laid out new steps the Fed might take to lift the economy after economists revealed that the nation has been in recession for a yearRead More

Bailout Monitor Sees Lack of a Coherent Plan
Prof. Elizabeth Warren, the head of a new congressional panel set up to monitor the federal bailout, says that the government still does not seem to have a coherent strategy for easing the financial crisis, despite the billions it has already spent in that effortRead More
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December 4-6, 2008

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Boston, Massachusetts
January 19, 2009

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Denver, Colorado
January 22-23, 2009

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Atlanta, Georgia
January 28, 2009

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February 5-7, 2009

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Beverly Hills, California
March 13, 2009

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National Harbor, Maryland
April 1-4, 2009

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110th Congress

S. 3690, the "Homeowner Assistance and Taxpayer Protection Act."
 
P.L. 110-343, the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008."
 
H.R. 5244, the "Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008."
 
S. 3287, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions.
 
S. 3259, To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to the priority of certain high cost credit debts.
 
P.L. 110-262, To designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East in Brooklyn, New -ork, as the `Conrad B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse'
 
H.R. 3010, To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.
 
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 active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 60 days.
 



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