"Banking and currency", 1954

Correspondence concerning legislation brought before the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, of which Senator Maybank was a longstanding member, including the creation of a private mortgage corporation, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Export-Import Bank, the Securities Exchange Act, the regulation of bank deposits, air-conditioning for multi-family units and title I loans, creation of regional credit union banks, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) Liquidation Act, public housing and slum clearance, the nickel shortage, merger of the Veterans Administration and Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Alaska Housing Act, the Voluntary Home Credit Program, the Defense Production Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), New England defense contracts, and the jurisdiction of public utilities. Also included are lists showing the heads/members of the regulatory boards, commissions and other agencies that were under the jurisdiction of the Banking and Currency Committee. Correspondents include Senator Homer E. Capehart (Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency) and Senator Dennis Chavez (Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Works).