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Jamie Dimon

The biggest story in Washington this week was actually in New York. Fed Gov. Dan Tarullo sat down with JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon and other big bank execs to discuss stress tests, counterparty limits and the Volcker proposal. (Image: Bloomberg News)

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Armando Falcon

Former OFHEO Director Armando Falcon defended Ed DeMarco, the current regulator of Fannie and Freddie, against attacks from Democrats pressuring him to allow principal reductions on loans owned by the GSEs. (Image: Bloomberg News)

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Federal Reserve

Lenders are no more willing now to make a home loan backed by Fannie or Freddie than they were six years ago, a Fed study said last week. (Image: Debbie Fogel)

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Spencer Bachus

The board of the Office of Congressional Ethics voted 6 to 0 to dismiss allegations against House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus that he improperly traded on insider information during the financial crisis. (Image: Bloomberg News)

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Tim Massad

The Treasury Department said it plans to auction off pools of preferred stock it owns in small banks through the Troubled Asset Relief Program. (Image: Bloomberg News)

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Mitt Romney

Some see a political risk in banks overwhelmingly backing Romney in campaign contributions, but banks say they have nothing left to lose in possibly alienating President Obama. (Image: Bloomberg News)

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