Mar 15, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, News
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on CFPB Reform At a hearing last week, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) discussed ways to either reform or defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as Republicans continued to criticize the...
Mar 13, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
Republican House Members Press Chopra on Credit Card Late Fees Proposal Last week, 17 Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), concerning the CFPB’s credit...
Mar 3, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, News
McHenry Introduces Data Privacy Legislation Last week, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), introduced the Data Privacy Act of 2023, which is meant to modernize financial data privacy laws by requiring financial...
Feb 17, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, News
Sen. Cramer Introduces Fair Access to Banking Act U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) recently introduced the Fair Access to Banking Act, which would prohibit financial institutions from limiting or denying services to certain industries. Banks would instead be...
Feb 8, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott Announces Policy Priorities Last week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the new Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released his oversight and legislative priorities for the...
Jan 20, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, News
McHenry Announces House Financial Services Subcommittee Chairs, New Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) recently announced the committee’s subcommittee chairs for the...
