Feb 26, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
HFSC Chair Maxine Waters Launches Investigation Into Wells Fargo In response to the ongoing issues concerning scandal-plagued Wells Fargo, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) recently announced the opening of an investigation into the company’s compliance...
Feb 25, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB to Host Consumer Access to Financial Records Symposium This Week This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will host a symposium on Consumer Access to Financial Records. The symposium will also cover Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which...
Feb 24, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senator Warren Urges Fed Chair to Not Weaken Bank Supervision Process Earlier this month, Senator Elizabeth Warren—who serves on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs—sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressing her concerns...
Feb 20, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senators Introduce Legislation to Increase Tribal Broadband Access Last week, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020, legislation that would help bring...
Feb 19, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
U.S. Household Debt Reaches New Record of More than $14 Trillion According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, overall household debt rose to $14.15 trillion in 2019, setting a new record. Driven by an increase in mortgage loans and credit card debt, Americans...
