Sunday Video Message | Rep. Robert Pittenger
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Congressman Robert Pittenger (Twitter | Facebook) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message on the dangerously unaccountable Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The committee approved six bills to reform the CFPB last week. Committee Approves Consumer Protection Bills that Bring Accountability, Oversight and Transparency to the CFPB
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The House Financial Services Committee today passed six bills to bring oversight, accountability and transparency to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), including bills to protect consumer privacy. Financial Times: Winding down Fannie and Freddie
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Editorial | November 20, 2013 It has been five years since Lehman Brothers collapsed and longer since the US subprime bubble burst. Yet plans to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – the government-sponsored behemoths that underwrite the US housing market – are little nearer to completion. Both Republicans and the Obama administration… Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Reviewed at Subcommittee Hearing
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The Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee held a hearing today on the importance of implementing the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act in order to protect taxpayers from having to continue bailing out the debt-ridden National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Chairman Hensarling’s Statement on Bringing Accountability and Transparency to the CFPB
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee markup of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reform legislation: Weekly Rundown
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The House is in session Monday through Thursday this week. Be sure to check back here on the Bottom Line Blog -- and sign up for our email updates -- for committee specific information as the week progresses. Here's what's happening: On Tuesday morning at 10 a.m., the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee undertakes a general overview of disparate impact… Sunday Video Message | Rep. Marlin Stutzman
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Congressman Marlin Stutzman (Twitter | Facebook) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message on the committee's review of the Federal Reserve's "dual mandate." Chairman Hensarling Statement on CFTC Cross-Border Swaps Announcement
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement about the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) staff announcement related to cross-border swaps transactions: Chairman Hensarling Delivers Remarks on Bipartisan JOBS Act 2.0 and Regulatory Relief Bills
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today delivered the following statement during the committee’s consideration of bipartisan bills that will comprise the JOBS Act 2.0 and provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions: National Journal Focuses Attention on PATH Act & Housing Finance Debate
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Matthew Cooper | November 7, 2013 It’s been five years since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac went under during the financial crisis. Since then, the mortgage giants have been in conservatorship. Congress is still pondering what to do. Everyone’s pretty much agreed that the two should go. (For the record, neither lends money to homeowners… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
