WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, House Financial Services Committee chairman, wants companies that get federal bailout funds to get rid of their corporate jets.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A House committee Wednesday criticized the U.S. Treasury for failing to ensure the $700 billion financial markets bailout is doing what it's supposed to do.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A bailout of U.S. automakers would be a life support measure and would not force them to change their business model or management, a Senate Republican said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., Tuesday took U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to task for the government's failure to buy up problem mortgages.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Two U.S. banks have said they would put a substantial amount of their federal bailout assistance funds into circulation as loans in short order.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The $700 billion Wall Street bailout proposed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is structurally flawed, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said Friday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers agreed Thursday the $700 billion Wall Street bailout would be divided into three parts, House Financial Services Committee Barney Frank said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Robert Willumstad, former chief executive officer of the largest U.S. insurance company, left a $22 million paycheck sitting on the table, sources said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A key Democratic congressman indicated Sunday Congress will put its own stamp on the Bush administration's Wall Street rescue plan.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats and Republicans alike are expressing concern at being left out of decisions concerning the U.S. financial crisis.
