CFPB and FTC Convene Workshop on Accuracy in Consumer Reporting
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) convened a free public workshop at the Constitution Center in Washington, D.C. examining “issues affecting the accuracy of traditional credit reports as well as...
House Financial Services Committee Chair Highlights Student Loan Legislation in Opening Statement at Final Committee Markup of 2019
Last week, House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) convened the Committee for one final markup in calendar year 2019, taking up eight bills and three resolutions. In her opening statement, Chairwoman Waters highlighted a number of issues faced by...
NAFSA Executive Director Highlights Role of Tribal Sovereignty, Third Party Vendors to Tribal Lending Enterprises in New Forbes Article
In an article published in Forbes earlier this week, NAFSA Executive Director Gary Davis, a member of the Forbes Finance Council, highlighted the role of tribal sovereignty as a core principle of how tribes live, operate, and govern themselves, particularly as it...
Rate Cap Bill Won’t Be Considered This Year After Moderate Democrats Express Concerns
Legislation introduced by Reps. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Ill.) and Glen Grothman (R-Wisc.) that would ban all loans above a 36 percent APR was not considered in the House Financial Services Committee markup this week, meaning that it will not come before the committee...
Federal Agencies Issue Statement Recognizing Alternative Data’s Potential to Expand Credit Access and Benefit Consumers
Last week, five federal agencies—including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the...
Official Says Fed is Looking to Step Up Supervision of Tech Firms Serving Banking Industry
As cybersecurity breach concerns have risen, the Federal Reserve has indicated in recent weeks that the nation’s central bank may soon boost supervision of technology firms in the banking industry. They are considering examining governance and compliance systems at...
Fed Chair Says No Plans to Create Digital Currency, But is Exploring Possibilities
According to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, the United States at present has no plans to create a digital currency. In a letter to Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), Powell said that such a currency would be difficult for the U.S. central bank to adopt as many...
House Financial Services Committee Tackling Depository Institution Regulation, Financial Stability, Federal Housing, and AI in December Hearings
This week, the House Financial Services Committee is convening four hearings on various issues, which will be followed up by a two-day legislative markup next week. On Tuesday, the full committee held a hearing entitled “Oversight of Prudential Regulators: Ensuring...
