Members of Congress Received “VIP” Loans from Countrywide

Noel Brinkerhoff
All Gov
July 10, 2012

Before it nearly imploded and was bought out by Bank of America during the 2008 financial crisis, Countrywide Financial used a VIP program to loan money to members of Congress as a way to influence their decision-making.

At least seven current and former lawmakers accepted loans from the mortgage company, according to a report from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Senators accepting the loans were Kent Conrad (D-North [...]

Why Congress’ frightening SOPA bill is not dead yet

From The Reformed Broker:

Chris Selland is a Boston-based technology industry analyst & startup executive. Currently, he is an Expert Advisor for Focus Research and blogs at terametric.com.

I had a great time on yesterday’s Focus.com SOPA Roundtable and was honored to be asked to participate. While we took a bit of time to celebrate the fact that the effective death of the current SOPA & PIPA bills is a clear victory [...]