In Wednesday’s IPO filing, Facebook acknowledged that it will have to comply with the legal and regulatory burdens of becoming a public entity. Listing the various financial laws it expects to navigate as a public company, its public filing highlighted some of the high, government-imposed regulatory costs companies face when they make that hurdle. (more)
“O’Reilly Factor” producer Jesse Watters went to Capitol Hill to ask members of Congress about the Super Bowl in Indianapolis this weekend. (more)
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank’s office confirmed to The Daily Caller that the congressman is set to marry five-year boyfriend Jim Ready. (more)
BOSTON (AP) — Joseph Kennedy III now has a wedding to look forward to as he considers a congressional run in Massachusetts. (more)
Joseph P. Kennedy III is taking the final steps to launch a run for Congress this year, hoping to succeed US Rep. Barney Frank, who will retire rather than run in his reconfigured district. (more)
NORWALK, Connecticut (AP) — MetLife said Tuesday it plans to sell its U.S. retail deposit business to GE Capital as it moves away from being a bank holding company. (more)
1.) Move over Marco — Republican Senate phenom Marco Rubio has barely had the time to prove himself worthy of the hype, but the Washington establishment (whatever that is) may be already moving on to the next best (Hispanic) thing. Her name is Susana Martinez and the recently elected New Mexico governor just might be vice president of these United States come 2013. TheDC’s Will Rahn reports on her attractiveness: “In addition to her popularity, Martinez is also the first Hispanic woman of either party to be elected governor of a state. Come next November, the Latino vote will be heavily contested as the White House seeks to win over enough Hispanics to compensate for President Obama’s low approval ratings among white voters and as the GOP looks to make inroads with America’s fastest growing minority group.” (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Tuesday said the largest U.S. banks and financial companies should hold extra cash on their balance sheets to cushion themselves against financial crises. (more)
Let’s be frank: In some corners of Washington, D.C., news of Rep. Barney Frank’s impending retirement was met with hoots and hollers, not sadness and regret. The nation’s most memorable gay congressional crusader has been at the center of controversy for decades, yet managed to avoid any serious political consequences. (more)
Outgoing Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank predicted Tuesday that Democrats will regain control of the House of Representatives if former House Speaker Newt Gingrich becomes the Republican 2012 presidential nominee. (more)
Outgoing Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank said there was nothing more he could have done to prevent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from making loans that could not be paid back. (more)
Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank announced on Tuesday his support for the repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a significant portion of President Obama’s health care overhaul. (more)
1.) Do we finally have Cainfirmation? — We now have a second Herman Cain accuser with a specific accusation, and the first to be named like a Bond girl. TheDC’s Jeff Poor reports: (more)
Retiring Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank has had a long, storied career in the U.S. House of Representatives. And though some are saying he will be missed, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer is saying good riddance. (more)
NEWTON, Ma. — Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank announced at a 1 p.m. press conference that he will not run for re-election in 2012, citing a tough political battle due to redistricting and “too many restrictions against what I want to do.” (more)
Channel Five News in Boston has announced that Rep. Barney Frank will not run for re-election in 2012. The longtime liberal stalwart and co-author of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill plans to announce his impending retirement at a 1 p.m. press conference. (more)
On Friday night’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” on HBO, Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank, who is perhaps one of the most liberal members of the House of Representatives, said the Republicans should nominate former U.S. ambassador to China and former Utah Gov. John Huntsman — arguably the least conservative candidate in the field — to face President Barack Obama in the 2012 election. (more)
(NYT) — Federal regulators, badly behind schedule for enforcing the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory overhaul, are now gradually stepping up their rule-writing efforts. (more)
Live television has its drawbacks. A big one is that you never know when an accident might happen. (more)
The White House will not name Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Washington Post reports, even though she spent the past year setting up the agency. (more)
