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  • Regulators Turned "Blind Eye" to Lehman's Accounting Fraud (20 Mar 2010 03:34)

    ... or they turned a blind eye," said Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., according to . "In either case, ... at a public hearing." Bachus and another representative on the Financial Services Committee, Mary Kilroy, ...

  • Fed needs small bank oversight: Bernanke (20 Mar 2010 14:43)

    ... performance in both suffers. Macroeconomic issues cloud supervisory judgments, thereby imperiling safety and soundness," Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., told Bernanke at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday. However, Bernanke ...

  • UPDATE 2-U.S. House GOP calls for Fannie, Freddie phase out (19 Mar 2010 21:15)

    ... caused the financial crisis and have cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars,' said Representative Spencer Bachus, an Alabama Republican, and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee. The committee, chaired by ...

  • UPDATE 1-U.S. House GOP calls for Fannie, Freddie phase out (19 Mar 2010 19:58)

    ... caused the financial crisis, and have cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars,' said Rep. Spencer Bachus, an Alabama Republican, and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee. The committee, chaired by ...

  • SEC chief: Lehman oversight 'terribly flawed' (19 Mar 2010 03:32)

    ... discover the ongoing accounting fraud at Lehman, or they turned a blind eye," said Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala. "In either case, the actions of these two regulators represent a grave failure ...

  • Bernanke wants Fed to retain bank oversight (Yesterday) (19 Mar 2010 05:14)

    ... did this happen under your watch," said Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., pressing Mr. Bernanke on ... its performance in both suffers," said Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala. Under the House-passed financial regulatory overhaul ...

  • UAW has tough battle ahead against membership loss, image problem (19 Mar 2010 13:01)

    ... not making anywhere near what General Motors, Chrysler and Ford pay their employees," U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., said at the time. It’s a point of view the UAW faced repeatedly. ...

  • 'WHY IS SPEAKER PELOSI AFRAID OF A VOTE ON HEALTH CARE?" (18 Mar 2010 23:57)

    ... WASHINGTON Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6) today asked, Why is ... today voted for a resolution introduced by Rep. Parker Griffith (AL-5) that would have required ... evidence of the bills harmful effect on Alabama was provided by Governor Bob Riley in ...

  • Aderholt Asks GAO To Investigate NASA's Constellation Activities for Possible Illegal Activity (15 Mar 2010 22:48)

    ... President's Proposal Was Announced WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) on Friday wrote a ... list of co-signers is below. Co-Signers: 1. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) 2. Rep. Parker Griffith ... 2. Rep. Parker Griffith (R-AL) 3. Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) 4. Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL) 5. ...

  • Bachus demands, gets House inquiry into Lehman collapse (18 Mar 2010 13:01)

    ... news from The Birmingham News Bachus demands, gets House inquiry into Lehman collapse U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, shown in a file photo, has demanded an inquiry into the collapse of Lehman ...

  • BACHUS TO GET HEARING ON LEHMAN COLLAPSE (17 Mar 2010 22:33)

    ... WASHINGTON (March 17) At the request of Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6), an investigatory hearing will be held on the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, whose ...

  • SEC Didn't Act on Lehman's 'Problematic' Liquidity (Update1) (17 Mar 2010 15:16)

    ... crisis,” SEC spokesman John Nester said. U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus today asked the House Financial Services Committee ... hold a hearing on Valukas’s report. The Alabama Republican wants witnesses including former Lehman Chief ...

  • Republican lawmaker seeks hearing on Lehman report (17 Mar 2010 15:26)

    ... * Rep Bachus: Lehman examiner report casts doubt on ... doubts on the Federal Reserve's supervisory role. Representative Spencer Bachus, the top Republican on the House of ...

  • SIFMA Supportive Of US Covered Bonds Bill Introduced Today (18 Mar 2010 21:57)

    ... the United States Covered Bond Act by Rep. Scott Garrett, with support from Rep. Paul ... Kanjorski and Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Spencer Bachus as leading cosponsors. The statement is from ... vibrant U.S. covered bonds market. We thank Congressman Garrett for his leadership on this issue ...

  • SEC: Lehman Oversight 'Flawed' (18 Mar 2010 06:13)

    ... discover the ongoing accounting fraud at Lehman, or they turned a blind eye,” said Representative Spencer Bachus, an Alabama Republican on the House panel. “In either case, the actions of these two regulators ...

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