Podcast: Private Fund Regulatory Update: Post-U.S. Government Shutdown
Podcast: Keeping Up with Recent Changes and Trends in Private Fund Regulation
Join us for the latest episode of Financial Services Focus for a discussion of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s recent Humphrey-Hawkins testimony before the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking...more
Last week, the CFPB issued its Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period beginning April 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2023. On June 12, 2024, CFPB Director Chopra is scheduled to appear before the Senate Banking...more
On November 14, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing where regulators, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr, FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, NCUA Chair Todd Harper, and acting...more
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
Both the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee held hearings this week on the federal regulatory response to the failures of Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Signature Bank. Witnesses at both hearings...more
LEGISLATIVE LOWDOWN - Congress Advances Towards CR as Deadline Approaches. Yesterday, Senate Democrats proposed legislation to fund the federal government through Dec. 16 with the use of a continuing resolution (CR). The...more
US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman, Maxine Waters (D-CA), has introduced new legislation H.R. 8833 “Making Communities Stronger through the Community Reinvestment Act.” The proposed...more
Congress- U.S. Senate- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs- Hearing: The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress- June 22, 2022- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Monday at 3 p.m., respectively....more
The House and Senate will reconvene Monday at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. What to Watch - Both chambers return to Washington after an eventful week away from Capitol Hill. ...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Monday at 6:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. What to Watch This afternoon, President Joe Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—the bipartisan infrastructure...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Monday at 3 p.m., respectively. What to Watch - On Friday, Nov. 19, the House passed the Build Back Better Act 220-212. The only House Democrat to vote against...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Monday at 6:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively - What to Watch - Last week, congressional Democrats released 1,684 pages of legislative text mirroring portions of the budget...more
The CFPB has issued its Fall 2019 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. ...more
On Thursday, October 31, 2019, the House Committee on Financial Services unanimously (57-0) approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP). The program is currently set to expire...more
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
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
Congress returns from recess this week. The House and Senate convene today at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Grab some popcorn and settle in for the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing today for Judge Brett Kavanaugh,...more
The House and Senate convene today at noon and 3 p.m., respectively. House - FY 2019 Appropriations. The chamber is gearing up to tackle its second “minibus” spending package for fiscal year 2019. ...more
The Senate convenes today at 3 p.m., and the House returns Tuesday at noon. President Trump is expected to announce his Supreme Court nominee this evening. On the short list are the following appeals court judges: Amy...more
The House and Senate convene today at noon and 3 p.m., respectively. House - Votes. Lawmakers will take up a series of homeland security and natural resources bills under suspension of the rules....more
The Senate convenes today at 3 p.m. The House returns Tuesday at noon. House - Votes. Lawmakers will take up a slew of bills aimed at combating substance abuse and the opioid crisis. ...more
The House and Senate convene today at noon and 3 p.m., respectively. House - Banking Bill. The House will finally take up the Senate’s bipartisan banking bill (S. 2155) with a vote as early as Tuesday....more
The House and Senate convene today at noon and 3 p.m., respectively. House - Bills Under Consideration. April 17 is Tax Day, and the House has lined up a series of votes on bills related to IRS reform. Most of these...more
This past Friday, PHH filed a supplemental response to the CFPB’s petition for en banc rehearing and a response opposing the motion filed by Democratic Attorneys General of 16 states and the District of Columbia to intervene...more