House OK’s financial overhaul bill
Passes with no GOP support; aims to protect borrowers
A sharply divided House yesterday passed the most dramatic overhaul of US financial regulations since the Great Depression, voting to establish a new borrower protection agency and give the government sweeping new powers to crack down on the types of Wall Street practices that caused last year’s economic meltdown. (Full article: 987 words)
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