Letter to U.S. House Financial Services Committee
November 29, 2018
President and CEO Lynnette Kelly sent a letter on behalf of the MSRB to Representative Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, to provide an update on the MSRB's operations, initiatives and activities.
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Letter to Congress on the MSRB's Fiscal Year 2018 Regulatory Agenda and
Public Budget
January 23, 2018
MSRB Board Chair Lucy Hooper sent a letter on behalf of the MSRB to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services to provide an update on recent MSRB rulemakings and provide a copy of the Executive Budget Summary.
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Examining the Agenda of Regulators, Self-Regulatory Organizations and Standards-Setters for Accounting, Auditing and Municipal Securities
U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee Hearing
September 22, 2016
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Letter to Congress on MSRB's Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
September 19, 2016
MSRB Board Chair Nat Singer sent a letter on behalf of the MSRB to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services to provide an update on the MSRB's implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The letter outlines the MSRB's development of a regulatory framework for municipal advisors and details the MSRB's municipal entity protection efforts.
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Letter to Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico
September 2, 2016
MSRB Executive Director Lynnette Kelly sent a letter on behalf of the MSRB to the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico to discuss the importance of a robust, transparent and fair municipal market for sustained economic growth in Puerto Rico. The letter outlines a set of principles, informed by MSRB regulatory, transparency and education initiatives, recommended for consideration by Puerto Rico, its bonding authorities and any municipal securities issuer seeking to enhance investor confidence.
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The Impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on Municipal Finance
U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee Hearing
July 20, 2012
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Enhanced Investor Protection after the Financial Crisis
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Hearing
July 12, 2011
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Gaps in Municipal Securities Regulatory Structure
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Hearing
March 26, 2009
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Letter to Congress on Comprehensive Rules for Intermediaries
February 6, 2009
The MSRB submitted a letter to Congress with recommendations to develop a regulatory structure that governs municipal market participants that provide certain key services to state and local government issuers.
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U.S. Financial Services Committee Hearing
September 18, 2008
Read testimony submitted for the record by the MSRB, beginning on page 157.
