“U.S. Rep. Barney Frank to review FDIC policies regarding gay couples”
Washington Blade reports:
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is looking into a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation policy that disqualifies domestic partners from receiving coverage available to married couples.
Frank, one of two openly gay members of Congress, is chair of the influential House Financial Services Committee, which oversees legislation and government regulation of the nation’s banks and other financial institutions.