Topic: Christopher Dodd

We are in the worst recession that I can remember. This is by far the worst of my adult life.Our beloved congress and President in 8 months have sent us into a further deficit by creating a 3.5 Trillion dollar black hole. ...

The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "White House spokesman Robert Gibbs ...

TCF Financial Corp. (TCB) Q3 2009 Earnings Call October 21, 2009 11:00 am ET. Mr. William Cooper, Chairman and CEO will host this conference. Following Mr. Cooper will be Mr. Neil Brown, President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Tom Jasper, Chief Financial ...

Senate banking committee head intros bill to protect consumers from high overdraft feesBank customers who overdraw their checking accounts would get new protections from excessive penalties under legislation proposed Monday by the Senate banking committee chairman.The measure unveiled by Sen. Christopher Dodd, ...

Banks make $38 billion a year from overdraft fees.. If you went to the ATM and tried to withdraw $100, but didn't HAVE $100, the transaction would be declined.. $1,000 in your account.. The bank will re-order the transactions so that the ...

Conrad and Dodd informed they were getting VIP home loan dealsTwo influential Senate committee chairmen were told they were getting special VIP deals when they applied for mortgages, an official who handled their loans told Congress in closed-door testimony. Christopher Dodd and ...

The Boom-Time Bums These operators capitalized on regulatory gaps and used financial gimmicks to engineer quick profits and inflate share prices. Joe Cassano As president of AIG's financial products division, Cassano pioneered the insurance giant's sale of credit-default swaps, which allowed investors ...

THE HOME FORECLOSURE FIASCO The bad mortgages that got the current financial crisis started have produced a terrifying wave of home foreclosures. The K Street representatives agreed that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson needed to step in, says Erick R. Gustafson, then the ...

Dodd to refinance 2 Countrywide loans that are subject of Senate ethics inquirySenate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd said Monday he will refinance two personal home mortgages from a troubled national lender that are being investigated by a Senate ethics panel.Dodd said ...

Presidential Candidates on Health CareDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton rejoins the health care debate in earnest Monday with a plan to expand coverage. Positions of other presidential candidates:DEMOCRATS:_Delaware Sen. Joe Biden: Expand health insurance to cover all children and to make ...