WASHINGTON – Today, the full committee held a hearing to examine the proposed merger of BB&T and SunTrust Bank. Committee Republicans questioned the banks’ CEOs on the thorough review process they are complying with in order to merge, as well as their efforts to support and protect their customers while navigating the burdensome Dodd-Frank regulatory framework.
Republican leader of… Read more »
Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week seeks to reform the supervision of credit reporting agencies.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), is designed to ensure that credit files are accurate and transparent and personally identifiable information is protected.
“The credit reporting industry is ripe for reform,” McHenry said.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Republican leader of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), introduced new legislation to address glaring issues within the credit reporting industry, which endanger the security of Americans’ most personal information and impede access to credit.
H.R. 3821 includes several reforms to thoroughly and appropriately supervise credit reporting agencies,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing to learn more about Facebook’s recently announced digital currency proposal, Project Libra. Republican leader of the Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), who called for this hearing last month, delivered opening remarks urging his colleagues to fight the knee-jerk reaction of Washington to stifle innovation and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing on Facebook’s digital currency proposal, Project Libra, provided an opportunity for Republican committee members to “go beyond the headlines” as Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (NC-10) called for in his opening remarks. Republicans pressed Facebook’s David Marcus on issues ranging from the association’s plan to comply with… Read more »
Amid bipartisan backlash against Libra, Facebook’s new cryptocurrency project, some House Republicans are urging Congress to keep an open mind about emerging technologies.
The top Republican on the House Financial Services committee warned his colleagues not to make Facebook a “political talking point,” as Facebook faced a second day of questions and criticism from lawmakers on… Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry, Ranking Member on the House Financial Services Committee, told his fellow members at the Libra hearing today to “go beyond the headlines” when probing Facebook’s project to create a global payment ecosystem.
The hours-long hearing saw David Marcus, head of Libra, hammered with many tough questions.
While many of the Representatives voiced support for… Read more »
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) discusses hearings with Facebook and thoughts on their digital currency. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
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Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), ranking member of the Financial Services Committee, joins "Squawk Box" to discuss the tech hearing on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Patrick McHenry: 'There's no capacity to kill Bitcoin' from CNBC. Read more »
WASHINGTON – House Financial Services Committee Democrats brought several pieces of legislation before the full committee for a markup. In all, ten bills were considered, six of which addressed diversity and inclusion and housing, receiving bipartisan support.
However, the remaining four bills to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), received solely Democrat, partisan backing.… Read more »
