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Budget bill would cut CFPB funding

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The huge FY26 budget reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” contains provisions that would slash CFPB spending....more

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House Financial Services Committee finds savings by slashing CFPB budget

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The House Financial Services Committee has approved its part of the massive budget bill, saving some $1 billion by, among other things, slashing the CFPB’s budget by more than 60%....more

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Congressional Financial Services Committee members pen letter to CFPB requesting explanation for a $0 funding request

On February 11, the ranking members from both the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions sent a letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought expressing concerns regarding...more

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Congressional Democrats accuse Trump Administration of ‘incursion’ at the CFPB

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More than 185 Democrats in the House and Senate are urging Trump Administration officials to restore the enforcement and supervisory powers of the CFPB....more

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CFPB Releases Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Amid House Financial Services Committee Leaders’ Calls to Halt Rulemaking

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This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its semiannual regulatory agenda, outlining its planned rulemaking initiatives. This agenda includes a mix of rules in the pre-rulemaking, proposed...more

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Republican leaders of House Financial Services Committee tell CFPB to stop issuing final rules

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The current and incoming Republican leaders of the House Financial Services Committee have asked financial regulators, including the CFPB, to stop “finalizing partisan rulemaking” over the next several weeks....more

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House steering panel chooses French Hill as next Financial Services Chair

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It is all but certain that Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., will chair the House Financial Services Committee in the next Congress. Hill was selected on December 12 by the House Republican steering committee, although his selection...more

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FRB, FDIC, OCC and NCUA Testify at Congressional Oversight Hearings

This week, the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee held oversight hearings with leaders of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), the National Credit...more

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CFPB issues Fall 2019 Semi-Annual Report to Congress

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The CFPB has issued its Fall 2019 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. ...more

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House Financial Services Committee announces January hearings on CRA, “rent-a-bank schemes,” mobile payments

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The House Financial Services Committee has announced that it will hold the following hearings this month: On January 14, the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions will hold a hearing entitled, “The...more

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House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Holds Hearing on Lending and Housing Discrimination Against...

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On October 29, 2019, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to explore the issue of lending and housing discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community....more

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House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to hold Oct. 29 hearing on LGBTQ+ discrimination in lending...

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The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled a hearing entitled “Financial Services and the LGBTQ+ Community: A Review of Discrimination in Lending and Housing.”...more

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Director Kraninger testifies at House and Senate hearings

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CFPB Director Kraninger was the sole witness at a House Financial Services Committee hearing thsi week on the Bureau’s Spring 2019 semi-annual report and at a Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday on the report. ...more

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House Financial Services Committee and House of Representatives Address Capital Formation Related Bills

This past week, the House Financial Services Committee considered and passed a few bills that would, if passed by the House, result in changes to the securities laws. ...more

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House Financial Services Committee to hold Sept. 10 hearing on protecting student borrowers

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The Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing entitled “A $1.5 Trillion Crisis: Protecting Student Borrowers and Holding Student Loan Servicers Accountable.” The hearing, scheduled to take place on Tuesday,...more

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House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to hold Sept. 4 hearing on financial inclusion

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The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled a hearing in Houston, Texas for tomorrow entitled “Examining Discrimination and Other Barriers to Consumer Credit,...more

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Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act

The House Financial Services Committee recently passed H.R. 1815, which is the Securities and Exchange Commission Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act. ...more

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Democrats criticize Director Kraninger at Senate Banking Committee hearing

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Director Kraninger was sharply criticized by Democrats at today’s hearing on the Bureau’s semi-annual report held by the Senate Banking Committee....more

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New Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee of House Financial Services Committee holds inaugural hearing

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One of the first actions taken by Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters upon becoming Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee was to announce the creation of a new Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion (D&I)....more

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Subcommittee chairs announced by new House Financial Services Committee Chair

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the new Democratic Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, announced that the Democratic Committee members indicated here in will serve as Subcommittee Chairs. ...more

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U.S. Moves Ahead with Federal “Fintech Sandbox” — CFPB Announces Creation of Office of Innovation

In an effort to promote the development of new financial technology (fintech) products, Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), announced last week the creation of the Office of...more

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House Financial Services Committee passes bills to enhance sharing of information about bank vendors by regulators; create...

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This week, these three bills were passed by the House Financial Services Committee. The first two bills were passed by unanimous votes and the third bill was passed by a vote of 34-22....more

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Bipartisan Capital Markets Reform Legislation Announced

Yesterday, a bipartisan, capital formation-focused, package of legislation was unveiled by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling and Ranking Member Maxine Waters. ...more

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Securities-related Bills Approved by House Financial Services Committee

The House Financial Services Committee met last week and approved eight capital formation-related bills. The bills require the Securities and Exchange Commission to take action to change certain of its definitions in its...more

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Comptroller Otting comments on short-term, small dollar loan bulletin, special purpose national bank charter for fintech...

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Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting appeared before the House Financial Services Committee yesterday and before the Senate Banking Committee yesterday....more

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