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"Pursuant to Section 125 of the EESA, Congress created the Congressional Oversight Panel (COP) to 'review the current state of financial markets and the regulatory system.'  COP is empowered to hold hearings, review official data, and write reports on the efficacy of actions taken by Treasury and financial institutions to improve the economy.  Through regular reports, COP will oversee Treasury’s actions, assess the impact of spending to stabilize the economy, evaluate market transparency, ensure effective foreclosure mitigation efforts, and guarantee that Treasury’s actions are in the best interest of the American people.  In addition, Congress has instructed COP to produce a special report on regulatory reform that will analyze 'the current state of the regulatory system and its effectiveness at overseeing the participants in the financial system and protecting consumers."

In addition to all hearings and reports authored by this Panel, the COP website has a few helpful features as follows: