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May 24, 2005 Proposed Laws Would Reveal Costs of Plastic Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D–Calif.) introduced legislation last week requiring credit card issuers to spell out for consumers how deep in debt

May 23, 2005 House to Hold Hearing on Predatory Mortgage Lending This Week Two House Financial Services subcommittees have scheduled a joint hearing on Tuesday on legislation to combat predatory

May 20, 2005 Specter Woos Kyl with Changes to Asbestos Legislation Senators adopted yesterday a package of changes to the asbestos legislation that Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R–Pa.) is using to

May 19, 2005 Asbestos Markup Lags Because of Judicial Filibusters Asbestos legislation negotiations could be delayed because of the fight between Democrats and Republicans over judges, CongressDaily

May 18, 2005 Senators Say Credit Card Companies Failing Consumers Senate Banking Committee members and federal regulators yesterday called on credit card companies to better inform consumers about the

May 17, 2005 U.S. Warns Lenders to Elevate Standards Federal banking regulators yesterday warned banks and other lenders to be more selective about who can get home equity loans and lines of credit

May 16, 2005 Senate to Resume Asbestos Legislation Markup The Senate Judiciary Committee will resume marking up the asbestos bill on Wednesday, and Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R–Pa.) hopes to

May 13, 2005 Asbestos Negotiations Continue Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R–Pa.) urged panel members yesterday to narrow down the pending amendments to proposed asbestos legislation in

May 12, 2005 Senate Asbestos Markup Fails to Clarify Bill’s Prospects The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a manager’s package yesterday of 12 provisions designed to build support for the asbestos

May 11, 2005 Asbestos Fund Would Benefit Companies—Consumer Group U.S. asbestos makers and some large Fortune 500 companies would reap billions in savings under proposed legislation to set up an