Senate banking cmte hearing now (supervision)

[Bradley in DC]

http://banking.senate.gov/public/in...aring_ID=f52f78d8-b048-4e33-8b50-8ae5c7c4f73c

STRENGTHENING AND STREAMLINING PRUDENTIAL BANK SUPERVISION
Watch this hearing live!

Tuesday, August 4, 2009
09:00 AM - 11:45 AM
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 538
The witnesses on Panel I will be: The Honorable Sheila Bair, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; The Honorable John Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; The Honorable Daniel Tarullo, Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and Mr. John Bowman, Acting Director, Office of Thrift Supervision. The witnesses on Panel II will be: The Honorable Eugene A. Ludwig, Chief Executive Officer, Promontory Financial Group, LLC; The Honorable Richard S. Carnell, Associate Professor, Fordham University School of Law, and The Honorable Martin N. Baily, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution.
Witnesses

Panel 1

Honorable Sheila Bair
Chairman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Honorable John Dugan
Comptroller of the Currency
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Honorable Daniel Tarullo
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Mr. John Bowman
Acting Director
Office of Thrift Supervision
Panel 2

Honorable Eugene A. Ludwig
Chief Executive Officer
Promontory Financial Group
Honorable Richard S. Carnell
Associate Professor
Fordham University School of Law
Honorable Martin N. Baily
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
The Brookings Institution

 

[Bradley in DC]

Other agencies standing their ground against the Fed.

 

[Bradley in DC]

Hearing is over now. Sad how important, serious issues don't get the same attention and the laughable and ridiculous ones do.

 

[tron paul]

Thanks for the update.

Don't sweat being ahead of the curve, they'll catch up.