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Maxine Waters

  • WASHINGTON, May 17- A divided U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would force federal securities regulators to conduct more economic analysis before adopting rules for Wall Street. U.S. law already requires the SEC to consider the impact regulations would have on competition, efficiency and capital formation.

  • WASHINGTON, May 17- A divided U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would force federal securities regulators to conduct more economic analysis before adopting rules for Wall Street. U.S. law already requires the SEC to consider the impact regulations would have on competition, efficiency and capital formation.

  • WASHINGTON, April 4- A federal government watchdog faulted U.S. bank regulators for the poor performance of third-party consultants reviewing more than 4 million home foreclosures by mortgage servicers in a botched process that was halted earlier this year.

  • WASHINGTON, March 19- The regulator of housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac told lawmakers they need to reduce or eliminate the government's near total support for the mortgage market to open the door for private capital and lay the groundwork for a healthier market.

  • WASHINGTON, Feb 12- Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are gearing up to overhaul the housing finance system this year and will soon map out ways to monitor Wall Street reform rules, according to a draft agenda circulating on Capitol Hill.

  • *FHA faces $16.3 billion cash shortfall. WASHINGTON, Feb 6- Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday drew battle lines ahead of the next fight over the government's role in the mortgage finance system, focusing on the cash-strapped Federal Housing Administration.

  • WASHINGTON, Jan 31- U.S. lawmakers on Thursday asked bank regulators to turn over documents related to the $8.5 billion settlement that ended a government-mandated review of crisis-era foreclosures, saying transparency was needed to boost confidence in the settlement.

  • WASHINGTON, Nov 29- Jeb Hensarling and Maxine Waters are about as far apart politically as two U.S. lawmakers can get. Hensarling, a conservative Republican from Texas, and Waters, a liberal California Democrat, will have a chance to steer housing policy when the new Congress convenes in January.