Congress, Wall Street Reform | featured news

Rep. Barney Frank to retire, closing long career

Rep. Barney Frank to retire, closing long career

Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts does not intend to seek re-election in 2012, his office said Monday, closing out a career of more than three decades in Congress capped by last year's passage of legislation imposing new regulations on Wall Street.

 

Derivatives standoff stalls Wall St bill

Lawmakers were locked in an impasse over derivatives on Thursday as they struggled to finish their historic rewrite of U.S. financial regulations.

 

Subscribe to this RSS topic: Syndicate content