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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement concerning Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's decision to resign her seat on the Fed's Board of Governors once Jerome Powell replaces her as head of the nation's central bank: “Although we did not always agree on the Federal Reserve’s conduct of monetary policy, I have great respect for… Read more »

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement on Friday about the U.S. Treasury Department’s review of the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s designation processes. “I commend Secretary Mnuchin and Treasury Department staff on their thoughtful report to President Trump regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s… Read more »

WASHINGTON – This week, the Financial Services Committee approved 23 bills largely aimed at ensuring that our economy is working for all working Americans.  Since January, the committee has approved 63 bills. As Chairman Hensarling (R-TX) said when the committee began considering the proposals on Tuesday, the bills “will increase investment opportunities for more Americans. … Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), the sponsor of the House-passed Financial CHOICE Act, issued the following statement today in response to Richard Cordray's announcement that he will resign as head of the CFPB: “We are long overdue for new leadership at the CFPB, a rogue agency that has done more to hurt consumers than help them.  The… Read more »

The declining fiscal condition of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund represents “a clear and present danger to taxpayers, homebuyers and the U.S. economy” and must be addressed by Congress, said Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX). The FHA today released its fiscal year 2017 annual report on the economic health of the agency’s… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, the House voted 237-189 to pass the 21st Century Flood Reform Act (H.R. 2874) – a package of seven bills from the Financial Services Committee to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The taxpayer-backed NFIP was created in 1968 to provide government insurance protection against flood risks for both homeowners and commercial businesses.… Read more »

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement as the committee began consideration of 22 measures on Tuesday: We have a number of bills in front of us today so this will be a long, but I trust productive, mark-up. Most of the bills have a common theme and that theme is to once again ensure that our economy is working for all… Read more »

The House passed bipartisan legislation on Monday to require securities regulators to safeguard a data system used to track market trading activity. The bill, the Market Data Protection Act of 2017, would require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industries Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the operator of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) to consult with the… Read more »

WASHINGTON -- The House today passed legislation that will make it easier for entrepreneurs and small business owners to raise limited amounts of capital from their personal network of family and friends without running afoul of federal securities laws. Under the Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act sponsored by Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), private businesses would be permitted to seek… Read more »

The Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance held a hearing today entitled “Financial Intelligence and Enforcement: Treasury’s Role in Safeguarding the American Financial System.” This hearing gave the Subcommittee an overview of the functions of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI). “TFI, and the bureaus and agencies that… Read more »