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“Examining the Billing, Marketing, and Disclosure Practices of the Credit Card Industry, and Their Impact on Consumers.”

Thursday, January 25, 2007
09:30 AM
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building

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The Committee will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Examining the Billing, Marketing, and Disclosure Practices of the Credit Card Industry, and Their Impact on Consumers.”

Witnesses

Panel 1

  • Professor Elizabeth Warren [view testimony]
    Leo Gottleib Professor of Law
    Harvard Law School
  • Dr. Robert Manning [view testimony]
    Director, Center for Consumer Financial Services
    Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Mr. Michael Donovan, Esq. [view testimony]
    Donovan and Searles
  • Mr. John Finneran [view testimony]
    President of Corporate Reputation and Governance
    CapitalOne Financial
  • Mr. Richard Vague [view testimony]
    Chief Executive Officer
    Barclaycard US
  • Ms. Carter Franke [view testimony]
    Executive Vice President of Marketing
    JP Morgan Chase & Co.
  • Ms. Tamara Draut [view testimony]
    Director, Economic Opportunity Programs
    Demos
  • Mr. Travis B. Plunkett [view testimony]
    Legislative Director
    Consumer Federation of America

2007 Hearings

2007

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November 14th Shareholder Rights and Proxy Access
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October 31st Climate Disclosure: Measuring Financial Risks and Opportunities
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October 24th International Accounting Standards: Opportunities, Challenges, and Global Convergence Issues
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2:00 PM
October 17th Executive Session: Mark-up of Pending Legislation
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October 4th Examining the Regulation and Supervision of Industrial Loan Companies
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October 3rd Combating Genocide in Darfur: The Role of Divestment and Other Policy Tools
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October 2nd An Examination of the National Flood Insurance Program
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September 26th The Role and Impact of Credit Rating Agencies on the Subprime Credit Markets
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September 25th Two Years After the Storm: Housing Needs in the Gulf Coast
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September 19th Executive Session: Mark-up of Pending Legislation
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August 2nd Reforming Key International Financial Institutions for the 21st Century
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August 2nd Pending Nominations to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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9:30 AM
August 1st Executive Session: Mark-up of Pending Legislation
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July 31st The State of the Securities Markets
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July 19th The Second Monetary Policy Report to the Congress for 2007
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July 18th Modernization of Federal Housing Administration Programs
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July 12th A Global View: Examining Cross-Border Exchange Mergers
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July 11th Pending Nominations to the Export-Import Bank and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation
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June 26th Ending Mortgage Abuse: Safeguarding Homebuyers
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2:30 PM
June 21st Working Towards Ending Homelessness: Reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
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June 20th Reauthorization of the Hope VI Program
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June 6th Paying for College: The Role of Private Student Lending
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
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May 23rd U.S. Economic Relations with China: Strategies and Options on Exchange Rates and Market Access
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
2:30 PM
May 17th Consolidation of NASD and the Regulatory Functions of the NYSE: Working Towards Improved Regulation
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
2:30 PM
May 16th Executive Session - Mark up of Pending Legislation and Nominations.
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May 10th Pending Nominations
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April 17th Subprime Mortgage Market Turmoil: Examining the Role of Securitization
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
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April 12th Pirating the American Dream: Intellectual Property Theft’s Impact on America’s Place in the Global Economy and Strategies for Improving Enforcement
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
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April 11th An Examination of the Availability and Affordability of Property and Casualty Insurance in the Gulf Coast and Other Coastal Regions
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
9:30 AM
March 22nd Mortgage Market Turmoil: Causes and Consequences
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
10:00 AM
March 21st Minimizing Potential Threats from Iran: Assessing the Effectiveness of Current US Sanctions on Iran
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
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February 28th Examining the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program
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February 14th The First Monetary Policy Report to the Congress for 2007
106 Dirksen Senate Office Building
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February 7th Preserving the American Dream: Predatory Lending Practices and Home Foreclosures
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February 7th Executive Session - Mark-up of an original bill entitled “The Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
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January 31st The Treasury Department’s Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy (IEERP) and the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue
10:00 AM
January 25th “Examining the Billing, Marketing, and Disclosure Practices of the Credit Card Industry, and Their Impact on Consumers.”
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
9:30 AM
January 18th Examining the State of Transit Security
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
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