Hearing
House aims at SEC, rating agencies
see also "Credit Rating Agency Analysts Covering AIG, Lehman Brothers Never Disciplined" (Huffington Post 9/30) and "Protecting the Credit Raters" (WSJ editor Read more »
Testimony before the Senate Banking Committee: Recent Crisis Reaffirms the Need to Overhaul the U.S. Regulatory System
Testimony discusses (1) how regulation has evolved and recent work that further illustrates the significant limitations and gaps in the existing regulatory system, (2) the experiences of countries with other types of varying regulatory structures during the financial crisis, and (3) how certain aspects of proposals would reform the U.S. regulatory system.
TARP inspector to say transparency 'attitude' on bailout frustrating
when available, written testimony will be posted here
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