Press Releases

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following floor remarks on H.R. 3193, the Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act: Mr. Chairman, we are now into the sixth year of the Obama administration and probably the two most common comments I hear from my constituents are “I just can’t make ends meet in this economy” and… Read more »

NOTE: Subcommittee hearing Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. on Inspector General’s report in Room 2128 Rayburn Building. Inquiries from the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations led to an Inspector General’s report that reveals senior officials at the Department of Housing and Urban Development improperly engaged in lobbying activity and attempted to… Read more »

On Thursday, February 27 the House will consider H.R. 3193, the Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act, sponsored by Financial Services Committee member Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI). H.R. 3193 is a package of bills to bring greater accountability and transparency to the powerful CFPB. These bills passed the Financial Services Committee on November 21, 2013. H.R. 3193 does… Read more »

We welcome Chair Yellen for her first of many Semi-Annual Humphrey-Hawkins appearances before our Committee. Chair Yellen, you may recall that just two months after Alan Greenspan became Fed Chairman in 1987 the stock market crashed. At that time Paul Volcker sent him a short note that read: “Congratulations. You are now a central banker.” Chair Yellen, you face the daunting… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following statement at today’s hearing on how the Dodd-Frank Act’s Volcker Rule will impact jobs. During our last Volcker Rule hearing I mentioned receiving correspondence from a constituent of mine, Joseph of Mabank, Texas. He wrote me, “I am a disabled veteran and have been without work for over a year…all I… Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced that Janet Yellen will make her first appearance before a congressional committee as chairman of the Federal Reserve when she appears before the committee on Feb. 11. Read more »

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing on the CFPB: Read more »

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today questioned CFPB Director Richard Cordray on the Bureau’s plans to spend $145 million for renovations to its Washington headquarters. Read more »

U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), a leading conservative and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement in response to President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address. Read more »

The House Financial Services Committee wants to hold the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) accountable, so it’s asking those who have been impacted by the Bureau’s work to come forward and tell their story. Read more »