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President Obama Continues Push for Credit Card Reforms as Senate Begins Debate
President Obama reiterated his call for credit card reform, saying that the nation can no longer tolerate an "anything goes" mentality by the credit card companiesRead More

Banks Brace for Credit Card Write-Offs
Experts predict that millions of Americans will not be able to pay off their debts, leaving a gaping hole at ailing banks still trying to recover from the housing bustRead More

Experts Say GM Bankruptcy Is Almost Inevitable
For General Motors Corp., the task at hand is so difficult that experts say a chapter 11 filing is all but inevitableRead More

Chrysler Creditors Give Up Challenge to Government Restructuring Plan
A group of Chrysler LLC lenders who opposed the government's restructuring plan for the automaker agreed to abandon the fight after deciding that the financial and political costs were too highRead More

Commentary: Ford Continues to Restructure Without Federal Help
While the government has needed to step in to help Chrysler and General Motors restructure, Ford is the only Detroit automaker to forego government assistance to this point, according to a commentary in today’s Wall Street JournalRead More
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Chicago, Illinois
May 28, 2009

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Atlanta, Georgia
June 4, 2009

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Traverse City, Michigan
June 11-14, 2009

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Chicago, Illinois
June 26, 2009

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Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
July 16-19, 2009

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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
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August 6-8, 2009

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111th Congress

H.R. 1106,To prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability.
 
H.R. 1942, the "Business Reorganization and Job Preservation Act of 2009."
 
S. 414, the "Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009."
 
S. 61, the "Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009."
 
H.R. 627, the "Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009."
 
H.R. 901,  To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems.
 
S. 344,  To require hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes.
 
S. 257,  A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to disallow certain claims resulting from high cost credit debts, and for other purposes.
 
 



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