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S 900 - Financial Services Modernization Bill - National Key Vote

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Title: Financial Services Modernization Bill

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that alters the set of rules and regulations that govern relationships between banks, securities firms and insurance companies.

Highlights:

  • Removes restrictions placed on associations between banking, securities and insurance industries by the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act.
  • Allows banks to sell insurance and operate in financial services, while also allowing insurance companies to purchase banks.
  • Grants the Treasury Department oversight responsibility of banks' financial services, excluding real estate activities and insurance underwriting.
  • Requires public disclosure of all financial agreements made under the 1977 Community Reinvestment (CRA) Act and all fees banks charge for use of automatic teller machines (ATMs).
  • Exempts rural banks with less than $100 million in assets from the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).

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