Sep 26, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, News
Republican Ranking Members on House Oversight and Financial Services Committees Press CFPB Director to Justify His Authority In a letter sent last week by Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and James Comer (R-Ky.) to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, the pair of Republican...
Sep 19, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on New Consumer Financial Products Last week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs convened a hearing to examine “New Consumer Financial Products and the Impacts to Workers.” It proved to be another hearing...
Sep 5, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, News
Mary Peltola Wins Special Election, Becoming the First Alaska Native Elected to Congress Last week, Mary Peltola, a Yup’ik Alaska Native, was declared the winner in a special election for Alaska’s at large Congressional seat, which became vacant when Rep. Don Young...
Aug 15, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
Senate Banking Republicans Say Fed Withheld Documents They Requested During Sarah Bloom Raskin Vetting for Fed Vice Chair of Supervision Last week, Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee, including Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), sent a letter to Federal...
Aug 8, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senate Indian Affairs Chairman Praises Senate-Passed Inflation Reduction Act’s Funding for Native Communities Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed its Inflation Reduction Act, legislation the Democratic majority put forward to combat climate change, lower health care...
Aug 3, 2022 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senate Democrats Reintroduce Fair Access to Financial Services Act Last week, a group of Democratic Senators led by Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) reintroduced the Fair Access to Financial Services Act, legislation that prohibits banks from...
