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H.R. 3795, The Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $7.83

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3795 would enact the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009....

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S. 1927, The Credit Card Rate Freeze Act of 2009

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1927 would establish a moratorium on credit card interest rate increases....

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S. 1595, The Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1595 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any check or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an extension of credit, and it would limit the liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations....

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H.R. 885, The Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 885 would elevate the Inspector General of certain Federal entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978....

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H.R. 3451, The Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3451 would amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require mortgagees for mortgages in default to engage in reasonable loss mitigation activities....

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H.R. 3269, The Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3269 would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and to prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions....

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H.R. 3310, The Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3310 would reform the financial regulatory system of the United States....

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S. 1457, The Federal Reserve Credit Facility Review Act of 2009

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1457 would amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize reviews by the Comptroller General of the United States of any credit facility established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any Federal reserve bank....

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H.R. 3126, The Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3126 would establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency....

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S. 1354, The Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1354 would elevate the Inspector General of certain Federal entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978....

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H.R. 2896, The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act of 2009

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2896 would amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide the same treatment for covered bonds as for other qualified financial contracts to which a depository institution is a party when such institution is in receivership or conservatorship....

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H.R. 2660, The Regulatory Capital Enhancement Act of 2009

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2660 would amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to prescribe capital standards for certain special purpose entities....

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H.R. 2529, The Neighborhood Preservation Act

Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2529 would amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize depository institutions and depository institution holding companies to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies for up to 5 years....

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H.R. 2424, The Federal Reserve Credit Facility Review Act of 2009

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2424 would amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize reviews by the Comptroller General of the United States of any credit facility established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any Federal reserve bank during the current financial crisis....

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H.R. 2345, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for health care practices with 20 or fewer employees

Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2345 would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for health care practices with 20 or fewer employees....

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H.R. 2327, The Protection of Consumer Credit and Consumer Choice Act of 2009

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2327 would preserve consumer choice and access to credit and enhance consumer disclosures....

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H.R. 2266, The Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2266 would delay for 1 year the date for compliance with certain regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code....

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H.R. 1728, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act - Cost per Average Family: $4.23

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1728 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, and to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans....

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S. 961, The Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 961 would authorize the regulation of credit default swaps and other swap agreements....

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P.L. 111-24, The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1.41

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 627 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan....

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S. 900, The Credit Card Safety Star Act of 2009

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 900 would require the establishment of a credit card safety star rating system for the benefit of consumers....

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S. 414, The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $9.19

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 414 would amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers....

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H.R. 1882, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide safeguards for credit card holders whose accounts were, or are about to be, terminated for inactivity, and for other purposes

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1882 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide safeguards for credit card holders whose accounts were, or are about to be, terminated for inactivity....

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S. 738, The Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2009

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 738 would amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, and to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements....

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S. Con. Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014 - Cost per Average Family: $30289.19

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. Con. Res. 13 would set forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014....

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