News List

  • Sunday Video Message | Rep. Randy Hultgren
    Sep 29, 2013 - Congressman Randy Hultgren (Twitter | Facebook) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message on his legislation -- H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act. H.R. 992 will be considered on the House floor this week. More
  • Weekend Must Reads
    Sep 28, 2013 - Mercatus | The Myth of Deregulation and the Financial Crisis Did “deregulation” cause the financial crisis? Our conclusion was that there was no measurable, net deregulation leading up to the financial crisis. Omaha World-Herald | Mortgage lending at risk if rules not delayed, banker says Without a ... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Comments on Obama Administration’s Confirmation of $1.7 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Bailout for FHA
    Sep 27, 2013 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement after receiving confirmation from the Obama administration on Friday that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will require a taxpayer-funded bailout of $1.7 billion: “As Americans approach the five-year... More
  • Media Buzz: The FHA Bailout of 2013
    Sep 26, 2013 - Update: Chairman Hensarling Comments on Obama Administration’s Confirmation of $1.7 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Bailout for FHA Back in February, Chairman Hensarling cautioned that: "If the FHA were a private financial institution, likely somebody would be fired, somebody would be fined, or the institut... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Statement on FHA Bailout
    Sep 25, 2013 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement concerning reports that the Federal Housing Administration will require a bailout: “Hardworking American taxpayers are sick and tired of having to bail out Washington’s failed housing policies, whether it’s ... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Announces October Hearing Schedule
    Sep 24, 2013 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s hearing schedule for the first half of October. October 1 at 10:00 A.M. – The Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee will hold a hearing to discuss legislative proposals to bring more account... More
  • Regulation – Not Lack Thereof – Led U.S. into Financial Crisis
    Sep 24, 2013 - Chairman Hensarling Op-Ed | September 24, 2013 Pundits and politicians, including President Obama, used the recent anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse to once again blame a lack of government regulations for causing the financial crisis. The great tragedy of the financial crisis, however, w... More
  • Sunday Video Message | Rep. Bill Huizenga
    Sep 22, 2013 - Monetary Policy & Trade Subcommittee Vice Chairman Bill Huizenga (Twitter | Facebook) delivers this week's Sunday Video Message on the five year anniversary of the financial crisis. More
  • Chairman Hensarling Opening Statement at TRIA Hearing
    Sep 19, 2013 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002: “This is the first full committee hearing on this subject since 2005. “It is an important hearing for a number of reaso... More
  • HUD IG: Department’s Eight Year Delay Impacts FHA Fund by $15 Billion
    Sep 17, 2013 - Last week, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee questioned the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Inspector General, David Montoya, about reducing waste, fraud, and abuse in the department’s housing programs. All totaled, the latest IG report identified more than $770 milli... More