SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS ANTHONY 131 181 BARR 46 54 55 BRYANT 17 99 108 114 115 116 BURNISTON 85 113 114 CHABOT 55 DELAHUNT 13 15 GEKAS 9 13 15 17 18 20 21 22 25 45 49 52 54 57 58 64 69 70 71 72 75 78 85 89 94 109 110 111 112 113 114 117 122 131 135 139 142 149 151 157 161 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 GLOVER 119 181 182 183 HAWKE 58 70 71 HUTCHINSON 19 JAMES W. HARPER 4 JULIAN EPSTEIN 3 MCLAUGHLIN 139 179 180 MEDINE 95 114 116 NADLER 15 71 85 108 109 112 NOJEIM 157 177 PAUL 22 55 RAYMOND V. SMIETANKA 4 SCIACCA 71 79 113 115 117 SINGLETON 149 178 SIRS AND MADAMS 53 SMALL 72 108 109 110 111 SUSAN JENSEN-CONKLIN 4 THOMAS E. MOONEY, SR 3 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN GEKAS PAGE 9 STATEMENT OF HON. RON PAUL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS PAGE 22 STATEMENT OF HON. BOB BARR, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA PAGE 46 STATEMENT OF JOHN D. HAWKE, JR., COMPTROLLER, OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PAGE 58 STATEMENT OF RICHARD A. SMALL, ESQ., ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF BANKING SUPERVISION AND REGULATION, BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM PAGE 72 STATEMENT OF CHRISTIE A. SCIACCA, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF SUPERVISION, FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION PAGE 79 STATEMENT OF TIMOTHY R. BURNISTON, MANAGING DIRECTOR, COMPLIANCE POLICY AND SPECIALTY EXAMINATIONS, OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PAGE 85 STATEMENT OF DAVID MEDINE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL PRACTICES DIVISION, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION PAGE 94 STATEMENT OF JERE W. GLOVER, CHIEF COUNSEL, OFFICE OF ADVOCACY, SMALL BUSINESS OF ADMINISTRATION PAGE 118 STATEMENT OF ROBERT A. ANTHONY, PROFESSOR, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW PAGE 131 STATEMENT OF JAMES McLAUGHLIN, DIRECTOR, REGULATORY AFFAIRS, AMERICAN BANKER'S ASSOCIATION PAGE 139 STATEMENT OF SOLVEIG SINGLETON, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION STUDIES, CATO INSTITUTE PAGE 149 STATEMENT OF GREGORY T. NOJEIM, LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION PAGE 157 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING