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Council Applauds House Passage of Financial Reform Bill

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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Council Applauds House Passage of Financial Reform Bill

The Council of Institutional Investors applauds the House of Representatives’ efforts to strengthen the regulation of the U.S. financial system through the reforms contained in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). The Council is grateful to Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services and prime [...]

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House Stands Up for Consumers, Small Businesses and Taxpayers; Votes for Financial Reform

Monday, December 14, 2009

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House Stands Up for Consumers, Small Businesses and Taxpayers; Votes for Financial Reform

“We are very pleased the U.S. House of Representatives has taken an important step toward restoring our country’s financial stability by voting to pass the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173). The bill would provide consumers with significant protections from the industry practices that dismantled our economy and those of [...]

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