Posted on June 24, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP Print This Article

House Manager's Amendment & Senate Counteroffers Posted for Today's Conference

Today the House Financial Services Committee released an "offer" which is essentially manger's amendment to the base text which all appointed Senate and House of Representatives conferees will work from in conference today.  The manger's amendment includes changes to disparate titles in the base text.  

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Posted on June 23, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP Print This Article

House Amendment for Thursday's Conference Posted

Today the House Financial Services Committee released "offers" which are essentially amendments to the base text which all appointed Senate and House of Representatives conferees will work from in conference on Thursday, June 24.  Today's posting includes both an amendment and summary.  The title to be considered in Thursday's conference is:  

  • Title VII of base text: Derivatives.

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Posted on June 22, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP Print This Article

House Amendments for Wednesday's Conference Posted/Senate Counteroffers from Tuesday Posted

Today the House Financial Services Committee released "offers" which are essentially amendments to the base text which all appointed Senate and House of Representatives conferees will work from in conference the morning of Wednesday, June 23.  Today's posting includes both an amendment and summary.  The title to be considered in Wednesday's conference is:  

  • Title VI of base text:  Regulatory Improvements (Prudential Regulation).

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Posted on June 21, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP Print This Article

House Amendments for Tuesday's Conference Posted

Today the House Financial Services Committee released "offers" which are essentially amendments to the base text which all appointed Senate and House of Representatives conferees will work from in conference the morning of Tuesday, June 22.  Today's posting includes both technical/manager's amendments and summaries.  Titles to be considered in Tuesday's conference are:  

  • Title 10 of base text: Consumer Financial Protection-CFPA/CFPB,
  • Title 14 of base text: Predatory lending, and
  • Subtitle D of Title 9 of base text: Risk retention

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Posted on June 17, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP Print This Article

Additional Senate Conferee Finance Reform Amendments Posted

Today the Senate Banking Committee posted amendments from Wednesday's conference, June 16th, which were either approved by the Senate conferees or were still to be debated on Thursday, June 17th.  They are as follows:

  • Title IX as currently being debated by the Senate Conferees,
  • Title XI as passed by the Senate Conferees.

Click here for the text of the amendments.

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP Print This Article

House Amendments for Thursday's Conference Posted; Senate Conferee Approved Amendments From Tuesday Posted

Today the House Financial Services Committee released "offers" which are essentially amendments to the base text which all appointed Senate and House of Representatives conferees will work from in conference starting at 11 am ET Thursday morning.  Today's posting includes both technical/manager's amendments and summaries.  Titles to be considered in Thursday's conference are:  

  • Titles 1, 2 and 8: Systemic risk regulation, resolution authority, payments/clearing/settlement

Click here for the text of the offers/amendments/summaries.

Additionally, the Senate Banking Committee today posted the amendment's from Tuesday's conference, June 15th, which were approved by the Senate conferees.  They pertain to the following titles:

  • Title 3 of base text: OTS/OCC merger, thrift charter;
  • Title 5 of base text: Insurance;
  • Title 4 of base text: Private Funds;
  • Title 9, subtitle C of base text: Credit rating agencies

Click here for the text of the Senate conferee approved amendments.

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP Print This Article

House Amendments for Wednesday's Conference Posted

Today the House Financial Services Committee released "offers" which are essentially amendments to the base text which all appointed Senate and House of Representatives conferees
will work from in conference starting at 11 am ET Wednesday morning.  Today's posting includes both technical/manager's amendments and summaries.  Titles to be considered in Wednesday conference are:  

  • Title 9, subtitles A, B, F, H, I and J of base text: Investor protection/regulatory improvements
  • Title 9, subtitles E and G of base text: Executive compensation/corporate governance
  • Title 11 of base text: Fed audit and governance, and emergency liquidity provisions

Click here for the text of the offers/amendments/summaries.

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP Print This Article

House Amendments for Tuesday's Conference Posted

Today the House Financial Services Committee released "offers" which are essentially amendments to the base text which all appointed Senate and House of Representatives conferees will work from in conference starting at 11 am ET Tuesday morning.  Today's posting includes both technical/manager's amendments and summaries.  Titles to be considered in Tuesday's conference are:

  • Title 3 of base text: OTS/OCC merger; thrift charter
  • Title 5 of base text: Insurance
  • Title 4 of base text: Private Funds
  • Title 9, subtitle C of base text: credit rating agencies

Click here for the text of the offers/amendments/summaries.

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP Print This Article

Base Text Released for Finance Reform Bill Conference

Today the House Financial Services Committee released the base text which all appointed Senate and House of Representatives conferees will work from over the course of the conference.  Opening statements for the thirty one (31) conferees to negotiate differences between both chambers' finance reform bills begins today at 2:15p ET.  Click here for a pdf of the base text.

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP Print This Article

House Appoints 31 Conferees for Finance Reform Bill Conference

Tonight the House of Representatives appointed thirty one (31) conferees to negotiate differences between both chambers' finance reform bills.  Opening statements for the conference start Thursday, June 10th, with debate beginning on Tuesday, June 15th.  Both Conference Chairman and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (MA) and fellow conferee and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (CT) have stated as their goal to deliver the legislation to Pres. Barack Obama's desk prior to July 4th.  Click here for the list of conferees, including which areas of the bill non-House Financial Services Committee conferees were appointed to cover.

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