Christopher Dodd

• Dodd: More Legislation Needed After Stanford Ponzi Scheme IG Report

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 23, 2010

  Members of a Senate Banking Committee questioned the SEC Inspector General on Wednesday regarding the IG's report which found that it took the securities regulator 12 years to put a stop to Robert Stanford's $8 billion Ponzi scheme.

• Dodd: Warren to Be Named Advisor of Consumer Agency, Not Chief

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 16, 2010

  Republicans up in arms over reports that Obama planned to appoint Elizabeth Warren CFPB head.

• Dodd: Warren to Be Named Advisor of Consumer Agency, Not Chief

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 16, 2010

  Republicans up in arms over reports that Obama planned to appoint Elizabeth Warren CFPB head.

• Senate to Explore Expansion of Covered Bonds in U.S.

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 10, 2010

  Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman, plans to hold a hearing on Wednesday, September 15, to explore the possible expansion of covered bonds in the United States.

• Democrats Succeed on Dodd Bill Cloture Vote in Senate; Final Vote Is Expected Friday

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 27, 2010

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  Senate Votes Yes on Financial Reforms

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2010

  A giant step in a marathon run for investors, but there's a long way to go.

• Senate Passes Landmark Financial Services Reform Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 15, 2010

  The Senate passed Thursday, July 15, the massive 2,300-page financial services reform bill; the bill now goes to President Obama for his signature, which is expected in the coming days.

• SENATE PASSES LANDMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM BILL

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 15, 2010

  Bill heads for President Obama's signature; the $19 billion Wall Street reform will be covered by ending the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and by charging an extra premium to large banks by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC).

• House Passes Financial Reform Bill; Congress to Break for Byrd Funeral

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2010

  The House of Representatives on Wednesday night, June 30, passed the financial services reform bill in a 237 to 192 vote, largely along party lines.

• Senator Brown Scuttles Reform Bill Deal, Forcing Lawmakers Back to Conference

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2010

  Top Democratic negotiators reopened negotiations on the financial services reform bill June 29, to remove a $19 billion tax on big banks and hedge funds that Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts said he could not support.