Sep 15, 2021 | Congressional Legislation, News
Yellen Warns of Financial Stability Implications if Congress Fails to Raise Debt Ceiling Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently sounded alarm bells for U.S. financial regulators, warning that if the nation’s debt ceiling isn’t addressed, there could be “financial...
Sep 10, 2021 | Congressional Legislation, News
House Financial Services Committee to Hold Seven Hearings, One Markup in September This month, the House Financial Services Committee will hold seven hearings and one full Committee markup, according to a schedule released by Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)....
Aug 16, 2021 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senate-Passed Infrastructure Bill Includes More Than $11 Billion for Indian Country Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, broad legislation to rebuild America’s infrastructure as well as fund climate resilience and broadband...
Jul 30, 2021 | Congressional Legislation, News
In advance of Senate Banking Committee Hearing, NAFSA Sends Letter to Committee Leadership Opposing 36 Percent Rate Cap Yesterday, the Senate Banking Committee convened a hearing to examine the extension of the Military Lending Act (MLA)’s 36 percent APR cap to all...
Jul 23, 2021 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
HFSC Ranking Member McHenry Pushes for Acting CFPB Director Uejio to Come Before Committee Representative Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) wants Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Dave...
Jul 9, 2021 | Congressional Legislation, News
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Proposals to Overhaul Credit Reporting The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) recently held a hybrid hearing entitled “A Biased, Broken System: Examining Proposals to Overhaul Credit Reporting to Achieve...
