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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau refers to previously issued statement when pressed on immigrant lending practices

After Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra recently delivered testimony before members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, where he called upon Congress to protect the lending and borrowing status of immigrants, the CFPB referred to a previously-issued statement when American Credit News raised concerns about immigrant lending status and requested comment from the agency.
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Patrick McHenry comments on SCOTUS rulings limiting bureaucratic power

Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued a statement regarding two landmark Supreme Court decisions. These decisions overturned the deference precedent set forth in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council and reined in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s in-house courts in SEC v. Jarkesy.

House subcommittee examines Ex-Im Bank's role amid competition with China

Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), is holding a hearing entitled “The Role of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States Amid Intensifying Economic Competition with China.”

House subcommittee scrutinizes SEC's equity market structure reforms

Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, led by Chairman Ann Wagner (MO-02), held a hearing entitled “Solutions in Search of a Problem: Chair Gensler’s Equity Market Structure Reforms.”

Electronic Payments Coalition Chair: CFPB report on credit card rewards program ‘numerically laughable’

The executive chairman of the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) said that a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report showing problems with credit card rewards programs is “laughable.”

Davidson addresses oversight issues at House subcommittee hearing

Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, led by Chairman Warren Davidson (OH-08), is holding a hearing entitled “Housing Oversight: Testimony of the HUD and FHFA Inspectors General.”

House subcommittee examines transparency in bank stress testing

Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), is holding a hearing entitled “Stress Testing: What’s Inside the Black Box?”

Members of Congress file amicus brief against SEC's climate disclosure rule

Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined fellow Senate Banking Committee member Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Representative Kevin Hern (R-Okla.-01), and 32 additional Members of Congress in filing a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v. SEC. The brief requests the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacate the agency’s climate disclosure rule.

McHenry comments on Treasury's proposed rule for outbound investment

Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued a statement in response to the Department of the Treasury’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) implementing the White House’s Executive Order on outbound U.S. investment to China.

House Financial Services Committee announces two hearings on June 27

Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced two upcoming hearings.

House Financial Services Committee announces hearings on housing oversight and stress testing

Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced two upcoming hearings.

Scott demands answers after Treasury misses deadline for Iran sanctions report

Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is seeking answers from the U.S. Department of the Treasury after it missed the deadline for a report on high-value Iranian assets blocked by U.S. sanctions, as well as Iran-related waivers and sanctions relaxation policies. The report, mandated by law, was due to Congress on May 24, 2024.

CFPB Director: It’s ‘illegal’ for lenders to use immigration status when considering loans

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said today that it is illegal for financial institutions to use “immigration status” of loan applicants in the loan application process.

House committee considers FY25 appropriations bill targeting financial regulation reforms

The House Committee on Appropriations is set to consider the Financial Services General Government (FSGG) appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2025 during a full committee markup today. The bill incorporates several priorities from Committee Republicans aimed at curbing financial regulators, restoring fiscal responsibility, and protecting Americans' financial privacy.

House committee criticizes CFPB director for alleged politicization

Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), is holding a hearing with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra. Republicans are scrutinizing Director Chopra’s CFPB for its alleged politicized agenda and lack of accountability.

Bipartisan bill seeks economic strategy against potential Chinese aggression

During the Cold War, most Americans would have been alarmed if they discovered their everyday purchases and government-backed retirement funds were financing the Soviet Union's military, its strategic initiatives, and even providing employment opportunities. Unfortunately, many policymakers in Washington D.C. and business leaders across the country fail to apply this same logic when considering the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

McHenry comments on nomination of new FDIC chair amid misconduct allegations

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) issued a statement today following the White House's announcement of its intent to nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero to succeed Martin Gruenberg as Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). This nomination comes amid widespread reports of toxic workplace culture and misconduct at the agency under Gruenberg's leadership.

Scott comments on President Biden’s nominee for FDIC chair

Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued a statement following President Biden's nomination of Christy Goldsmith Romero to replace Martin Gruenberg as Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Scott previously called for Gruenberg’s resignation last December.

Legislation introduced requiring annual congressional appropriation for CFPB

Following a U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and his Banking Committee colleagues in introducing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Accountability Act. This legislation aims to require that the CFPB's funding be annually appropriated by Congress. Currently, the Federal Reserve provides whatever funding the CFPB requests within certain limits, allowing the agency to avoid fiscal...

Senator Scott criticizes CFPB director over regulatory actions

At a U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) semi-annual report to Congress, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) criticized CFPB Director Rohit Chopra for what he described as the agency's overreach in authority and politically driven rulemakings.