FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP.

Articles and editorials

Bailout Fever—Rush to Judgement, H10385 [29SE]

Bair—How To Get More Bang for Bailout Buck, H10761 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Treasury: establish an Office of Foreclosure Evaluation (see S. 3686), S10578 [17NO]

———provide an unlimited amount of insurance on insured accounts and unlimited protection to money market funds through the exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 7228), H10641 [29SE]

Economy: help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (see S. 3690), S10578 [17NO] (see H.R. 7307), H10856 [20NO]

———require the SEC to issue rules on short selling of securities, establish FDIC net worth certificate program, and increase maximum amount of depository insurance (see H.R. 7240), H10699 [2OC]

Financial institutions: increase amount of deposits insured under the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 7235), H10642 [29SE] (see H.R. 7270), H10828 [3OC]

———provide additional authority in resolving problem financial institutions (see H.R. 6565), H6824 [22JY]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 7232), H10642 [29SE] (see H.R. 7262), H10827 [3OC]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 3260), S6650 [14JY] (see H.R. 7323), H10974 [10DE]

Insurance: raise the maximum Federal deposit insurance coverage (see H.R. 6986), H8577 [22SE]

Mortgages: establish a systematic mortgage modification program (see H.R. 7326), H10975 [10DE]

Net worth certificate program: create (see H.R. 7226), H10641 [29SE]

Securities: treat covered bonds the same as other qualified financial contracts to which a depository institution is a party when such institution is in receivership or conservatorship (see H.R. 6659), H7627 [30JY]

Taxation: allow banks to be taxed as limited liability companies (see S. 3254), S6604 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Economy: require the SEC to issue rules on short selling of securities, establish FDIC net worth certificate program, and increase maximum amount of depository insurance (H.R. 7240), H10779 [3OC]

Financial institutions: increase amount of deposits insured under the Federal deposit insurance system, H10702, H10798 [3OC]

———provide additional authority in resolving problem financial institutions (H.R. 6565), E1525 [22JY]

Insurance: raise the maximum Federal deposit insurance coverage (H.R. 6986), E1861 [22SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Treasury: establish an Office of Foreclosure Evaluation (S. 3686), S10582 [17NO]

Economy: help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (S. 3690), S10599 [17NO]

Financial institutions: increase amount of deposits insured under the Federal deposit insurance system, S10263 [1OC], S10409 [2OC]

Lawyers and attorneys: preserve Lawyer's Trust Account program, S10722 [20NO]

Taxation: allow banks to be taxed as limited liability companies (S. 3254), S6605 [11JY]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 7323) (H. Rept. 110-920), H10974 [10DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3260) (S. Rept. 110-417), S6650 [14JY]

Statements

Foreclosure Diversion and Residential Mortgage Loan Modification Act: Senator Specter, S10583 [17NO]

Texts of

S. 3254, allow banks to be taxed as limited liability companies, S6606 [11JY]

S. 3690, Homeowner Assistance and Taxpayer Protection Act, S10600 [17NO]