On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. the Full Committee will hold a hearing to examine the economic consequences of recent rulemaking, supervisory, and enforcement actions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the National Credit Union Administration and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on consumers, community… Read more »
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 information from a CFPB employee who alleges she has experienced gender discrimination and… Read more »
Committee Holds First in a Series of Hearings on the Impact of the National Debt
On Tuesday, the Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the threat posed by our nation's rising national debt. Tuesday’s hearing was the first in a series of hearings the committee has planned to focus attention on the harmful impact the debt has on economic growth, jobs, national security, and the… Read more »
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling is trying to draw attention back to the nation’s mounting debt ahead of midterm elections that are more likely to revolve around Obamacare.
The Texas Republican scheduled a series of hearings on the debt, he says, after reading a newspaper article that noted that the national debt had… Read more »
From House Republican Conference:
On Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee convened a hearing examining our nation's debt and why it matters. Witnesses included David M. Cote, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell; Alice Rivlin, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office; and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum. In this week’s Committee Spotlight,… Read more »
On Tuesday, the Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the threat posed by America’s rising national debt. Tuesday’s hearing was the first in a series of hearings the committee has planned to focus attention on the harmful impact the debt has on economic growth, jobs, national security, and the federal government’s ability to fund discretionary spending and entitlement… Read more »
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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. Read more »
By Rep. John Campbell
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade
The Obama Administration is deliberately holding up economic assistance to Ukraine by trying to make permanent a temporary U.S. investment in the International Monetary Fund. The Administration is not being honest about what the IMF quota increase would actually mean for Ukraine, nor is it being… Read more »
The House is in session Tuesday through Friday this week.
Here’s what’s happening:
On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the Federal Reserve’s role in credit allocation. This hearing is part of the Committee’s Federal Reserve Centennial Oversight Project to bring accountability and transparency to the Federal Reserve.
On… Read more »
…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 pattern of ranking white employees distinctly better than minorities in… Read more »
