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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Legislative Committees

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and... more +
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and includes broad reforms related to many aspects of the financial and banking industry. Notable sections of the Act include stricter regulations of the derivatives market, as well as the Volcker Rule, which restricts the trading practices of FDIC-insured institutions.    less -
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House subcommittee to hold hearing tomorrow on CFPB’s constitutionality

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The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled a hearing for tomorrow entitled “The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s Unconstitutional Design.” The memo...more

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2017 OCC Bank Supervision Plan, House Committee Passes Dodd-Frank Reform

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OCC Releases 2017 Bank Supervision Plan - The OCC’s Committee on Bank Supervision (CBS) yesterday published its Fiscal Year 2017 Bank Supervision Operating Plan and announced the following five oversight objectives...more

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Bi-partisan Congressmen seek arbitration safe harbor allowing class action waivers

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Republican Congressman Randy Neugebauer, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, and Democratic Congressman W. Lacy Clay, the Subcommittee’s Ranking...more

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Text of Dodd-Frank replacement bill released

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Last month, Republican Congressman Jeb Hensarling, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, released a summary of “The Financial CHOICE Act,” a bill to replace the Dodd-Frank Act. The summary indicated that the...more

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House GOP Presents Dodd-Frank Substitute

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) yesterday released his legislative plan to repeal and replace the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which passed a Democrat-led...more

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House appropriations bill amendment would delay enforcement of CFPB payday loan rule

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According to a Politico report, the House Appropriations Committee has advanced a bipartisan amendment to the FY17 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill that would block the CFPB from enforcing a rule...more

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Congressman Hensarling’s Dodd-Frank replacement bill to include CFPB reforms

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Republican Congressman Jeb Hensarling, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee Chairman, released a summary of a bill to replace the Dodd-Frank Act.  The bill is entitled “The Financial CHOICE Act,” with “CHOICE”...more

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House FY 2017 appropriations bill would curb CFPB authority, require another arbitration study

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The fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill approved last week by the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee includes the following provisions intended...more

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House Financial Services Committee Scrutinizes Basis of Proposed CFPB Arbitration Rule

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On Wednesday May 18, 2016, the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled “Examining the CFPB’s Proposed Rulemaking on Arbitration: Is it in the...more

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House to hold May 18 hearing on CFPB’s proposed arbitration rule

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On May 18, 2016, the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit will hold a hearing entitled “Examining the CFPB’s Proposed Rulemaking on Arbitration: Is it in the Public...more

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