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  October 3, 2007 Mortgage Lending Democrats to Introduce Plan to Stem Foreclosure Tide House and Senate leaders will join with the chairs of the Senate Banking, House Financial Services and Joint

  October 2, 2007 September Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Increase 23 Percent over Previous Year U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings increased nearly 23 percent nationwide in September from the previous

  October 1, 2007 Congressional Hearing to Examine U.S. Trustee Program The House Judiciary Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee, will be holding an oversight hearing on Tuesday to

  September 28, 2007 Mortgage Lending Proposal by House Financial Services Chairman Would Increase Regulation of Mortgage Industry Mortgage brokers, lenders and firms that purchase home loans and

  September 27, 2007 Mortgage Lending Cox Says SEC Will Review Credit Agencies' Subprime Role SEC Chairman Chris topher Cox told the Senate Banking Committee yesterday that his agency would look into

  September 26, 2007 Credit Rating Firms Set to Testify on Capitol Hill Executives of Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's are scheduled to speak at hearings on Capitol Hill today and

  September 25, 2007 Mortgage Lending House Bill Would Allow Bankruptcy Courts to Alter Mortgages Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.) introduced legislation on Thursday that would repeal a provision of the

  September 24, 2007 Legislation Aims to Protect Worker’s Wages and Benefits in Chapter 11 House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) plans to introduce a bill tomorrow that would make

  September 21, 2007 Congressman Eyes Markup on Foreclosure/Tax Burden Measure House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is eyeing Wednesday to mark up legislation that would ensure that

  September 20, 2007 Mortgage Lending House Hearing to Exmaine Steps to Minimize Subprime Crisis The House Financial Services committee will hold a hearing today titled “'Legislative and Regulatory