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Subcommittee Holds Virtual Hearing on Risks Posed to American Financial System by Cybercrime
Jun 16, 2020
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Today, the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy held a virtual hearing on the increased threat of coronavirus-fueled cyberattacks against our financial institutions and vulnerable Americans. “Cybersecurity and the need for strong cyber protocols has long ...
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Main Street Lending Program Lender Registration is Now Open
Jun 15, 2020
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Today, the Federal Reserve opened lender registration for the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP), signaling the program will soon be operational. The MSLP will support small and mid-sized businesses, and their employees, that were in good financial standing before the public health crisis by ensurin...
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FinTech Task Force Holds Virtual Hearing on Use of Digital Tools to Increase Financial Inclusion
Jun 11, 2020
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Today, the Task Force on Financial Technology held a virtual hearing on the role that new technologies, like the digital dollar, play in fostering greater financial inclusion for the underbanked. These emerging technologies also offer a solution for swiftly disbursing government assistance—such as s...
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Paycheck Protection Program is Supporting our Nation’s Economic Recovery
Jun 10, 2020
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WASHINGTON – Over the past few months, American families and businesses have stood strong through an unprecedented economic dislocation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Trump Administration and Congress have worked at a breakneck pace to stand up programs to support hardworking Americans...
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Housing Subcommittee Holds Virtual Hearing on Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Renters
Jun 10, 2020
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Today, the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance held its first virtual hearing—the second for the Committee overall—on the economic impact of COVID-19 on renters and housing providers. Committee Republicans remain focused on solutions that are data-driven and targeted toward...
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McHenry: Efforts to Simplify Exempt Offering Framework Are Critical to Our Economic Recovery
Jun 8, 2020
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Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), sent a letter in support of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) efforts to simplify and improve the complex exempt offering framework. In the letter, Ranking Member McHenry states that these prop...
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Committee Holds Virtual Hearing on Importance of CDFIs and MDIs in Communities Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic
Jun 3, 2020
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Today, the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held the Committee’s first virtual hearing on the important role Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) play in minority and low-income communities hardest hit by the c...
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McHenry Applauds OCC Move to Foster Financial Technology, Provide Greater Financial Inclusion
May 29, 2020
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Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued the following statement after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks announced the OCC’s finalized Valid-When-Made rule: “Acting Comptroller Brooks is wasting no time in fulfilling his pledg...
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Committee to Hold Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable on Impact of COVID-19 on Capital Markets
May 26, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced that today, May 26, Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets Chairman Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Ranking Member Bill Huizenga (R-MI) will host a virtual roundtable en...
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Committee to Hold Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable on Impact of COVID-19 on Housing Markets
May 22, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced that today, Friday, May 22, Housing, Community Development, and Insurance Subcommittee Chairman Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO) and Ranking Member Steve Stivers (R-OH) will host a virtual r...
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