SCRANTON - U.S. Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski, D-11, Nanticoke, will be a keynote speaker today at Harvard Law School's International Finance Seminar guest lecture series. Full Article at Scranton Times-Tribune

Washington, DC (Vocus/PRWEB ) November 21, 2009 -- The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today lauded the House Financial Services Committee for passing critical amendments, including the Gutierrez-Manzullo and Kanjorski amendments, to... Full Article at Emediawire.com

The popularity of debit cards has turned into a debt trap for consumers as banks routinely pay for their overdrawn transactions, then charge them hefty fees. Full Article at Scranton Times-Tribune

Representative Paul E. Kanjorski’s amendment on government power to pre-emptively break up big banks may have passed a preliminary House committee vote on Wednesday, but Scott Valentin, the banking analyst at FBR Capital Markets, believes that there is... Full Article at Dealbook

A key lawmaker on the House Financial Services Committee has a proposal that would clarify, and potentially expand, the powers of the government to break up financial companies deemed too risky to the overall economy. Full Article at CQ Politics

A key House Democrat introduced a contentious proposal Wednesday that would give federal regulators power to dismantle financial firms before they grow so large that their failure could endanger the entire financial system, even if those firms appear to... Full Article at The Washington Post