News List

  • Sunday Video Message | Rep. Ann Wagner
    Oct 27, 2013 - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (Twitter | Facebook) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message on her legislation -- H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act. H.R. 2374 will be considered on the House floor this week. More
  • Who Protects Consumers from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
    Oct 24, 2013 - 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 Prot... More
  • Subcommittee Examines Legislative Proposals to Further Reduce Impediments to Capital Formation
    Oct 23, 2013 - Today the House Financial Services Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee examined legislative proposals to further reduce impediments to capital formation so companies can grow and create jobs. Barely one year after its passage — and despite the SEC’s halting progress in ... More
  • MEDIA ADVISORY: Updated Hearing Schedule
    Oct 22, 2013 - The House Financial Services Committee today announced its updated hearing schedule for the weeks of October 21st and October 28th. October 23 at 2:00 P.M. – The Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee will hold a hearing on legislation to further reduce impediments to capi... More
  • Weekend Must Reads
    Oct 19, 2013 - Forbes | Dodd-Frank’s Costs Will Be Paid For By Low-Income Bank Customers A whole segment of society is losing access to mainstream banking that allows them to safely save and invest for the future. They are being pushed into nontraditional financial arrangements not by choice, but because of Dodd-... More
  • MEDIA ADVISORY: Committee Schedule for Next Week
    Oct 18, 2013 - The House Financial Services Committee today announced its updated hearing schedule for the week of October 21st. October 24 at 10:00 A.M. – The Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee will hold a hearing on legislation to further reduce impediments to capital formation. O... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Comments on Expected Nomination of Dr. Janet Yellen
    Oct 8, 2013 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) tonight issued the following statement on President Obama’s expected nomination of Dr. Janet Yellen to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve: “I congratulate Dr. Yellen on her nomination. It is my hope that, if confirmed, she will lea... More
  • Hensarling Response to Treasury Debt Ceiling Report
    Oct 4, 2013 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) issued the following statement today in response to the Treasury Department’s report on the potential effects of not raising the nation’s debt ceiling: “If there is one person who can make sure we do not default on the full faith and credit... More
  • Hensarling Statement on Five-Year Anniversary of TARP
    Oct 3, 2013 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) made the following statement today on the five-year anniversary of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Chairman Hensarling also served on the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP. “During my work on the Congressional Oversight Panel... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Statement on Rep. Spencer Bachus's Decision Not to Seek Re-election
    Sep 30, 2013 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today issued the following statement on the announcement that Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) will not seek re-election in 2014: “It is with regret that I learned this morning that Spencer Bachus, our Chairman Emeritus, announced he will not run... More