The Senate on March 27 adopted a resolution that would nullify the CFPB’s overdraft rule. The Senate adopted S. J. Res. 18 by a vote of 52-48, with Sen. John Hawley, R-Mo., the only Republican voting against repeal....more
September 11, 2024 - The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), held a hearing entitled “Transparency in Global Governance.”...more
On March 15, 2021, the FDIC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) released a Financial Institution Letter regarding diversity self-assessments. In accordance with Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...more
The CFPB has issued its Spring 2020 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period September 30, 2019 through March 31, 2020. The report represents the CFPB’s fourth semi-annual report under Director Kraninger’s...more
In a surprise to some, a Republican-controlled Senate Committee has scheduled a hearing to consider the current challenges to providing financial services to cannabis-related businesses operating in states that have legalized...more
116th Congress’ first cannabis-related hearing - Next week, Congress will hold a long-awaited hearing on the future of banking in the cannabis industry. On Wednesday the 13th, the House Financial Services Committee...more
In the wake of bipartisan criticism from Congress over sweeping new accounting rules for the banking industry, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is hosting a roundtable discussion today on its controversial...more
Elections have consequences and the recent midterm elections are no exception. Having won the House majority, Democrats are expected to proceed with an ambitious agenda in January 2019. Much of the focus has been on how the...more
Recent activity in Congress suggests that the return from the July 4th recess will see a continued push to reform the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank”) before year’s end. This...more
The House and Senate convene today at noon and 3 p.m., respectively. House - Votes. Lawmakers will take up a series of homeland security and natural resources bills under suspension of the rules....more
On July 12, 2017, a subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Examining Legislative Proposals to Provide Targeted Regulatory Relief to Community Financial Institutions.” The...more
U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has set the stage for the consideration of regulatory reform and burden reduction with the introduction of H.R. 5983, the “Financial Choice...more
The residential mortgage settlement service industry has been asking the CFPB for guidance on the legality of marketing service agreements (MSAs) under RESPA. When questioned on the issue last week at a House Financial...more