As the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday began to mark up Chairman Jeb Hensarling’s Dodd-Frank replacement legislation, community banks took the spotlight.
The Texas Republican has pitched his legislation as an end to taxpayer bailouts of Wall Street banks and an unshackling effect on small banks strapped by compliance costs.
Democratic lawmakers said small bank relief from post-crisis regulations that make more sense for larger institutions could have attracted their support. But the legislation as a whole — known as the Financial CHOICE Act and championed by small bank and credit union trade associations — would undo necessary checks on the financial sector, they said. Read More...
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.
Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. Read More...
He played the scheming Edward Quartermaine on ABC's General Hospital and appeared in HBO's Big Love. From 1994 to 2012, he narrated the animated series, The Land Before Time.
Before Fame While employed as an English and theater teacher, he mentored Nicolas Cage and Richard Dreyfuss, David Schwimmer.
Trivia In addition to his role on General Hospital, he was in the HBO show Big Love, and appeared in the film Batman and Robin. Read More...
