WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Bank capital

P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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S. 2957, The Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act of 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2957 would modernize credit union net worth standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modify credit union regularity standards and reduce burdens....

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H.R. 5857, The Homeownership Protection and Housing Market Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $20.22

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5857 would establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, improve mortgage disclosures, and create an Office of Housing Counseling; and it would provide incentives to facilitate loan modifications, reform the regulation of the Government Sponsored Enterprises, modernize the Federal Housing Administration, improve home ownership for veterans, reform appraisal activities, and combat mortgage fraud....

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H.R. 5841, The Bank and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5841 would provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions....

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H.R. 5519, The Credit Union Regulatory Relief Act of 2008

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5519 would advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens....

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S. 2487, The Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2487 would increase community development investments by depository institutions....

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H.R. 3400, The Rebuilding America's Infrastructure

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3400 would fund capital projects of State and local governments....

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H.R. 2573, The Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2007

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2573 would establish State infrastructure banks for education....

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H.R. 1427, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $58.37

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1427 would reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises....

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S. 1100, The Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2007

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1100 would address the regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises....

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H.R. 1537, The Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1537 would modernize credit union net worth standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens....

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H.R. 1066, The Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1066 would increase community development investments by depository institutions....

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H.R. 3505, The Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $1.24

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3505 would affect the operations of financial institutions and the agencies that regulate them. Some provisions would address specific sectors: national banks could more easily operate as S corporations or adopt other alternative organizational structures; thrift institutions would be given some of the same investment, lending, and ownership options available to banks; credit unions would have new options for investments, lending, mergers, and leasing federal property; and certain privately...

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H.R. 4146, The Hurricanes Rita and Wilma Financial Services Relief Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $0.02

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4146 would provide certain forms of relief to financial institutions whose deposits are largely derived from residents and businesses located in areas designated as disaster areas after Hurricanes Rita and Wilma. It would direct the Federal Reserve to waive or rebate transaction fees for wire transfer services that otherwise would be due from eligible institutions. The waiver would be in effect for at least 180 days after enactment; it could be extended for an additional 30 days by an actio...

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H.R. 1461, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $53.95

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Enacting H.R. 1461 would establish a single regulator�the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)�for government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) involved in the home mortgage market. GSEs are privately owned, Congressionally chartered financial institutions created to enhance the availability of credit in the economy. The GSEs that would be regulated by FHFA under the bill include the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the...

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H.R. 1224, The Business Checking Freedom Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $14.93

Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1224, the Business Checking Freedom Act of 2005, would allow depository institutions to pay interest on business demand deposit accounts. H.R. 1224 also would allow the Federal Reserve System to pay interest on any reserve balances held on deposit at the Federal Reserve by insured depository institutions, except nonqualified industrial loan companies. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) would have greater flexibility in setting reserve requirements and would be require...

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H.R. 1185, The Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $42.85

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1185 would amend provisions of laws governing banks and credit unions to reform the deposit insurance system. Specifically, the bill would increase insurance coverage for insured accounts from $100,000 per account to $130,000 for most accounts (with higher levels of coverage for retirement accounts and municipal deposits). The coverage limit for insured deposits would subsequently increase every five years to account for inflation. Those provisions of the bill would affect deposits held by ...

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