Senator Jack Reed - US Senator for Rhode Island

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• Senators Want Law Enforcement, Regulators to Step Up Investigation of LIBOR Manipulation

  In an effort to prevent possible banking fraud and restore integrity to our financial system, a key group of lawmakers is asking for a thorough, independent investigation into the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) manipulation scandal and for any wrongdoing to be fully prosecut...

  Posted on 7/12/2012 | CFPB, London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, Economy, Housing, Currency, Banks, Treasury, Financial Institutions, Markets, Barclays, More Tags

  Ben Bernanke, SEC, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Interest rates, Finance, Securities, Banking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Loans, mortgage, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve, LIBOR, Derivatives, Financial Stability Oversight Council, Department of Justice

• Reed Seeks to Help Responsible Homeowners Refinance

  U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined with Senators Robert Menendez and Barbara Boxer in introducing a bill to help millions of responsible homeowners refinance at lower rates and save thousands of dollars each year. “We need to fix the housing market and do everything w...

  Posted on 5/10/2012 | Federal Housing Finance Agency, refinancing, Fannie Mae, Loans, Interest rates, Freddie Mac, Finance, Housing, mortgage, Rhode Island Housing, More Tags

  homeowner, Foreclosure, Economy

• JOBS Act

  Mr. President, today I rise to discuss H.R. 3606, the so-called JOBS Act. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment of the Senate Banking Committee, I wish all of my colleagues to know this legislation, as it is currently drafted, is not ready to become law--and if it does, it coul...

  Posted on 3/19/2012 | Dodd-Frank, Consumer Protection, IPO, Jobs, Finance, Initial Public Offering, JOBS Act, Investors, Investor Protection, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, More Tags

  Regulation

• Reed, Courtney Continue Push to Prevent Rate Increase on Student Loans

  U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) today continued their push to prevent interest rates from doubling on subsidized Stafford student loans.  In an effort to make student loans more affordable and help families pay for college, Reed and C...

  Posted on 3/13/2012 | Students, Loans, Finance, Stafford student loans, College, PIRG, Student loans, Interest rates, Education, Student Loan Affordability Act, More Tags

  Higher education, Pay for college
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  Reed's Questions at Consumer Financial Protection Hearing

  Posted on 7/19/2011 | Dodd-Frank, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Hearing, Economy, Banking, Finance, Financial crisis, Financial Reform, Jack Reed, Consumer Protection, More Tags

  Wall Street Reform, Banking Committee
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  Reed's Questions at Cybersecurity & Data Protection in the Financial Sector Hearing

  Posted on 6/21/2011 | Cybersecurity, Security, Data Breach, Data Collection, Hearing, Markets, Financial Sector, Banking, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Banking Committee, More Tags

  Finance, Jack Reed, Cybersecurity, Security, Data Breach, Data Collection, Hearing, Markets, Financial Sector, Banking, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Banking Committee, Finance, Jack Reed
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  Reed Opens "State of the Securitization Markets" Hearing

  Posted on 5/18/2011 | Banking, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities, Finance, Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, Markets, Banking Committee

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