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By George E. Curry NNPA Special Correspondent

By Joseph Williams, Globe Staff  |  October 21, 2009

WASHINGTON - House Financial Services chairman Barney Frank, assembling a bill to overhaul financial regulations in hopes of preventing another economic meltdown, agreed yesterday to add consumer and community advocates to an oversight board that would monitor the credit industry.

By ANNE FLAHERTY (AP) – Oct 20, 2009

WASHINGTON — A House panel is poised to give states new powers to protect bank consumers from fraud and abuse, a move that would deal a major blow to the financial industry as it struggles to regain its clout on Capitol Hill.

By Felix Hoover

For YourNewsColumbus (YourNewsColumbus.com)

Posted 10-26-09

It looked like a mini political convention Sunday evening when U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters arrived at Villa Millano Banquet & Conference Center.