Weekly Rundown
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The House is in session Monday through Thursday this week and will consider one Financial Services Committee bill. Be sure to check back here on the Bottom Line Blog -- and sign up for our email updates -- for additional information throughout the week. Here's whats happening: On Wednesday at 10 a.m. the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee will… Subcommittee Examines Legislative Proposals to Bring Accountability & Oversight to the Powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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he Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit today examined several legislative proposals to bring accountability and oversight to the powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Who Protects Consumers from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
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Update 11/18/13: The full committee will consider six bills to reform the CFPB on Wednesday. Next week the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee will hold a hearing to discuss legislative proposals to bring more accountability, reform and transparency to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). As Chairman Hensarling has pointed out, the… MEDIA ADVISORY: Updated Hearing Schedule
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The House Financial Services Committee today announced its updated hearing schedule for the weeks of October 21st and October 28th. Chairman Hensarling Announces October Hearing Schedule
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for the first half of October. October 1 at 10:00 A.M. – The Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee will hold a hearing to discuss legislative proposals to bring more accountability, reform and transparency to the Consumer Financial Protection… Sunday Video Message | Rep. Sean Duffy
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Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit Subcommittee Vice Chairman Sean Duffy (Twitter | Facebook) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message on our recent hearing with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray and his own legislation to curb the CFPB's collection of Americans' personal financial data. Sunday Video Message | Rep. Shelley Moore Capito
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Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit Subcommittee Chairman Shelley Moore Capito (Facebook | Twitter) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message on the PATH Act. The Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act was approved by the full committee on Wednesday. Fact Finding: 11 Hearings on Sustainable Housing Finance Reforms in 2013
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UPDATE: After releasing details of the PATH Act, the full committee held a hearing entitled “A Legislative Proposal to Protect American Taxpayers and Homeowners by Creating a Sustainable Housing Finance System” on July 17, 2013, bringing the total to 12 hearing and more than 50 witnesses on this subject since January. We've blogged before about the importance of… Committee Leaders Announce PATH Act to End Taxpayer Bailout and Create Sustainable Housing Finance System
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Leaders on the Financial Services Committee today announced the PATH Act – the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act – to create a sustainable housing finance system. CFPB Collecting Confidential Financial Information on Millions of Americans
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At a time when Washington is awash in scandals over mass surveillance and political targeting, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has spent at least $10.3 million to collect confidential financial information on Americans, a Financial Services subcommittee learned today. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
