Feb 28, 2019 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → At a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, February 26, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA-43), chairwoman of the Committee, openly questioned whether the credit reporting sector “is so beyond repair that we...
Feb 26, 2019 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → There are nine ways that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) can reduce the risk of regulatory capture, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The OCC, led by the Comptroller of the Currency...
Feb 15, 2019 | Congressional Legislation, News, Tribal Sovereignty
← Previous Article Next Article → Late last night, the President pledged to sign H.J. Res. 31, a bill that would keep the government funded through the fiscal year. Although tribes will be spared another government shutdown for now, a future one is always...
Feb 14, 2019 | Congressional Legislation, FinTech, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Earlier this year, Maxine Waters, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, listed financial technology (fintech) as a policy priority for the committee, and much of that work will start with the creation of a new...
Jan 31, 2019 | Congressional Legislation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → The House of Representatives passed resolution H. Res. 77 that encourages financial institutions to “work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term...
Jan 28, 2019 | Congressional Legislation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10), the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) and Democratic leadership to ask them to prioritize Britain’s...