CALIFORNIA - Carolyn Maloney

Congress is finally starting to stir. In December, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., put banks on the hot seat at a hearing. On Thursday, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., proposed a sensible measure to curb some of the abuses. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, promises to push similar changes. But don't count the industry out. ................
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