Posts tagged senate

• NYT: Religious Leaders Lobbying to Thwart Sexual Abuse Bill Favoring Victims

  Paul Kiesel | March 12, 2009 7:03 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  This article is in regards to a New York State Senate bill, the Child Victims Act. The bill is growing in popularity by the new Democratic majority in the State Legislature, and there is a good...

• Rep. Maxine Waters of California: The Banking Industry "Has Owned this Congress Far Too Long"

  Paul Kiesel | January 25, 2009 10:58 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There is a fight building over judges' roles in altering loan terms on mortgages that are either unaffordable or that were structured improperly from their origination. Congressional Democrats say...

• Obama Names Economic Dream Team

  Paul Kiesel | November 24, 2008 3:28 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Earlier today, at a press conference in Chicago, President-elect Barack Obama called for sound judgment and fresh thinking in addressing the nation's economic crisis, which he described as a...

• NYT: Former SEC Lawyer, "Phil Gramm is the Single Most Important Reason for the Current Financial Crisis"

  Paul Kiesel | November 17, 2008 9:06 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  If there's no such thing as bad publicity, why is it that 2008, for former Republican senator Phil Gramm, has been nothing but bad publicity for the man who John McCain once credited with saving his...

• It Could Happen to Anybody...

  Paul Kiesel | October 30, 2008 9:02 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Here's an excellent piece written by Mike Cassidy of the San Jose Mercury News on the realities of the foreclosure crisis, which has yet to be abated by the government or lenders. Mr. Cassidy's...

• Washington Post: Government and Wall Street Grapple with Finding a Foreclosure Fix

  Paul Kiesel | October 27, 2008 4:39 PM | 2 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Below is an Associated Press article from Sunday's (10/26) Washington Post. It's a very well written analysis as to why the government and Wall Street have been having such a hard time coming to...

• California Law Puts the Brakes on Foreclosures... At Least for Now

  Paul Kiesel | October 24, 2008 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When a new state law went into effect over the latter part of the summer, California immediately saw a drop in loan default notices, which has also proven to show a drop in foreclosure numbers. In...

• Senate Banking Committee: The Genesis of the Economic Crisis

  Paul Kiesel | October 16, 2008 6:24 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd and Senator Robert Casey (D-PA), this morning, gave their opinions on what they believe led to the economic and...

• When it Comes to the Bailout, Some Refuse to See the Facts

  Paul Kiesel | September 30, 2008 9:58 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There are a lot of different news outlets and political blogs pointing fingers at who's to blame for the financial crisis and why Americans should or should not support the failed bailout (or...

• Loan Modification and Foreclosure Mitigation Efforts in the Bailout Bill

  Paul Kiesel | September 29, 2008 8:04 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A key provision added to the bailout bill by Democrats last week, and a provision that likely dissuaded about two-thirds of House Republicans from voting "Aye" on the failed bill today, deals with...