Chairman Jeb Hensarling

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  • CFPB Culture of Discrimination, Retaliation Examined by Subcommittee
    Apr 2, 2014 - WASHINGTON - The House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations subcommittee heard testimony from witnesses today that the CFPB has a culture of racial and gender discrimination and retaliation against its employees. Allegations that CFPB managers have engaged in discrimination and created “a... More
  • CFPB Director Cordray to Whistleblower: “Tell Your Attorneys to Back Down”
    Apr 2, 2014 - WASHINGTON- A whistleblower testifying at today’s Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on allegations of discrimination and retaliation within the CFPB said CFBP Director Richard Cordray “told me that I have to tell my attorneys to back down.” The whistleblower – CFPB... More
  • 3/31/14 | Weekly Rundown
    Mar 31, 2014 - The House is in session Tuesday through Friday this week. Here’s what’s happening: On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine allegations of discrimination and retaliation within the CFPB. Committee staff has received corroborating informa... More
  • Response to Democrats’ Attempt to Cancel Hearing on CFPB Discrimination and Retaliation
    Mar 31, 2014 - WASHINGTON - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) delivered the following letter in response to an attempt by Democrats to cancel Wednesday’s hearing on allegations of discrimination and retaliation ... More
  • Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman McHenry Responds to CFPB Refusal to Attend Hearing
    Mar 28, 2014 - Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Chairman of the Financial Services Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, made the following comments today after the CFPB released a statement to the press that the Bureau is refusing to send witnesses to the Subcommittee’s hearing on Wednesday: “Discrimin... More
  • Allegations of Discrimination and Retaliation Against CFPB Employees to Be Focus of Hearing Next Week
    Mar 26, 2014 - Allegations that the CFPB has engaged in discrimination and retaliation against its employees will be the subject of a Financial Services Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing next week. The subcommittee hearing comes amid reports, first published in the American Banker, that C... More
  • CFPB Should Let the Sunshine In to their Closed-Door Meetings
    Mar 17, 2014 - To mark “Sunshine Week,” a national initiative launched by the media to promote open government, Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) is calling on CFPB Director Richard Cordray to end the bureau’s closed-door meeting policy for its four advisory councils. “Instead of operatin... More
  • FSC Majority | Sunday Video Message
    Mar 16, 2014 - CLICK HERE To mark Sunshine Week, Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (Twitter | Facebook) delivers this week’s Sunday Video Message on the lack of transparency at the CFPB. More
  • The CFPB – A Troubled Agency That Has Lost Credibility
    Mar 7, 2014 - …Wasting Millions on Office Renovations …Under Investigation …Closed Door Meetings …Shocking Report of Discriminatory Treatment …In Urgent Need of House-Approved Accountability, Oversight and Reform Bill American Banker, 3/6: CFPB Staff Evaluations Show Sharp Racial Disparities “CFPB managers show a... More
  • Media Buzz: House Passes Bill with Bipartisan Support to Bring Accountability, Transparency to CFPB
    Feb 28, 2014 - The House passed the Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act (H.R. 3193) with bipartisan support yesterday to bring greater accountability and transparency to the powerful and uniquely unaccountable CFPB. VIDEO: Chairman Hensarling’s Floor Statement on H.R. 3193: “Today, the CFP... More