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ICYMI: Hensarling Discusses Wells-Fargo

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“We are going to get to the bottom of this, because potentially millions of customers have been ripped off by Wells-Fargo and they’ve also, in many respects, been ripped off by their government… How does this go on so long? Why does it take the L.A. Times to break this story, when we’re paying federal investigators to investigate?" …

Support Builds for the Financial CHOICE Act

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WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Financial Services Committee Chairman unveiled the details of the Financial CHOICE Act – the Republican plan to replace the Dodd-Frank Act and promote economic growth. Support for the plan has been as overwhelming as the job-crushing regulations the bill will repeal. Here is what some experts are saying: “…a true reform agenda designed to jump-start the economy…

ICYMI: The Perfect Antidote to Dodd-Frank

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By Alex J. Pollack To overhaul the Dodd-Frank Act, here is a radical and really good idea from House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling. The Financial CHOICE Act, Hensarling's bill, says to U.S. banks: "Don't like the endless additional regulation imposed on you by the bloated Dodd-Frank Act? Get your equity capital up high enough and you can purge yourself of a…

ICYMI: Fixing What's Wrong With Dodd-Frank — And That's A Lot

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Investor's Business Daily The Republicans will soon put forth a plan to do away with the worst parts of the economy-smothering Dodd-Frank reforms. It's a welcome step toward restoring sanity to our financial markets. The Dodd-Frank Act was floated to the public on a raft of promises. It would end…

ICYMI: Jeb Hensarling: How we can hold Wall Street accountable

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By: Jeb Hensarling Nearly seven years after the Great Recession ended, the economy still isn’t working for millions of working Americans. Their paychecks remain stagnant; their savings have declined. They cannot get ahead and fear for the future of their families. One of the principle reasons for this is the Dodd-Frank Act. Though…

ICYMI: Hensarling to Unveil Republican Pro-Growth Alternative to Dodd-Frank

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OPINION: Rep. Jeb Hensarling: an economic disciple of Founding Fathers “Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Texas Republican and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is an economic disciple of the Founding Fathers… At a time when traditional Republican Party principles are honored more in the breach than in the observance, he is a refreshing hope that there is still something left worth…

CFPB Director Faces Tough Questions at Financial Services Committee

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  WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, members of the House Financial Services Committee challenged the Director of the CFPB – a uniquely unaccountable government bureaucracy – over Bureau actions that are harming consumers and abusing and exceeding its already immense powers.  House Republicans…

Media Roundup: Hensarling Remarks at American Bankers Association Summit

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Rep. Hensarling Unveils Fresh Plan to Revamp Dodd-Frank Mr. Hensarling’s blueprint is significant, framing a Republican agenda in this election year, and attempting to steer the debate in the event Republicans win the White House and keep control of Congress in November. Hensarling's 'Bold…

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