Bipartisan Legislation on Derivatives, SEC Accountability & JOBS Act Implementation Passed in Full Committee Markup
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The House Financial Services Committee today passed bipartisan bills to fix unintended consequences of derivatives provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act, to promote greater accountability at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and to help implement the JOBS Act. Chairman Hensarling Announces Hearing Schedule
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) on Wednesday announced the committee’s upcoming hearing schedule. Chairman Hensarling Comments on Fed’s Continued Monetary Stimulus
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement today regarding the Federal Reserve’s announcement of continued monetary stimulus Chairman Hensarling Comments on FHFA Director Nomination
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement today regarding President Obama’s nomination of a director for the Federal Housing Finance Agency Chairman Hensarling Outlines Steps for Sustainable Housing Policy
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s committee hearing on regulatory impediments to the re-entry of private capital in the housing finance sector. The committee has been holding a series of hearings on the need to create a sustainable housing finance system: Subcommittee Examines U.S. Role in the International Monetary Fund
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The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade today examined the U.S. role in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Obama Administration’s request that Congress approve a larger U.S. quota contribution to the international organization. Hensarling: CFPB Has No Valid Director So Financial Services Committee Cannot Accept Testimony on Semi-Annual Report
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The House Financial Services Committee cannot legally accept testimony from Richard Cordray on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) semi-annual report until he is validly appointed as the bureau’s director, said Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), the committee’s chairman. However, the committee will continue to conduct rigorous oversight of the CFPB. Who is Too Big to Fail?: Hearing Examines if Dodd-Frank Authorizes the Break Up of Financial Institutions
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After two and half years, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) have yet to clarify their authority under the Dodd-Frank Act to break up large financial institutions, leaving questions as to what their view of this authority is, the Financial Services Committee Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee learned at a hearing yesterday. SEC’s Failure to Implement Bipartisan JOBS Act Harms Economy
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By ignoring the deadline to implement a key provision of a bipartisan law approved a year ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is costing America’s struggling economy desperately needed jobs, members of the Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee said today during a hearing. Subcommittee Hearing Examines Regulatory Burden on Community Banks
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The regulatory burden stemming from the confusing, complex and voluminous rules and regulations mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act are having a harmful effect on community banks’ ability to serve their customers, according to industry experts testifying at today’s House Financial Services Committee Financial Institutions Subcommittee hearing. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
