News List

  • FSC Committee Schedule for Week of April 28
    Apr 24, 2014 - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for the week of April 28. Tuesday, April 29 at 10 A.M. - The Financial Services Committee will hold an oversight hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White to examine ... More
  • Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Announces Business Meeting
    Apr 24, 2014 - The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today announced it will hold a business meeting on Tuesday, April 29th for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of subpoenas compelling the testimony of two CFPB employees—M. Stacey Bach, Assistant Director of the Office of... More
  • Financial Services Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on SEC
    Apr 16, 2014 - Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, April 29. The committee will hold an oversight hearing to examine the SEC’s rulemaking agenda, operations and $1.7 billion budget request. Committee members are also expected... More
  • Subcommittee Examines Proposals to Grow the Economy and Create Jobs
    Apr 9, 2014 - Two years after its passage, the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) is working, but more can be done to open capital markets to small businesses and emerging growth companies, witnesses told the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored ... More
  • Chairman Hensarling on Washington Red Tape: “It is time to hold Washington accountable"
    Apr 8, 2014 - CLICK HERE TO WATCH House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing on how Washington red tape impairs economy freedom: Last Friday the House debated a rather simple, common sense bill requiring the Congre... More
  • 4/7/2014 | Weekly Rundown
    Apr 7, 2014 - 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... More
  • CFPB Culture of Discrimination, Retaliation Examined by Subcommittee
    Apr 2, 2014 - WASHINGTON - The House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations subcommittee heard testimony from witnesses today that the CFPB has a culture of racial and gender discrimination and retaliation against its employees. Allegations that CFPB managers have engaged in discrimination and created “a... More
  • CFPB Director Cordray to Whistleblower: “Tell Your Attorneys to Back Down”
    Apr 2, 2014 - WASHINGTON- A whistleblower testifying at today’s Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on allegations of discrimination and retaliation within the CFPB said CFBP Director Richard Cordray “told me that I have to tell my attorneys to back down.” The whistleblower – CFPB... More
  • 3/31/14 | Weekly Rundown
    Mar 31, 2014 - 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 informa... More
  • Response to Democrats’ Attempt to Cancel Hearing on CFPB Discrimination and Retaliation
    Mar 31, 2014 - WASHINGTON - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) delivered the following letter in response to an attempt by Democrats to cancel Wednesday’s hearing on allegations of discrimination and retaliation ... More