News & Analysis as of

Regulatory Agenda Congressional Investigations & Hearings Financial Services Industry

Ballard Spahr LLP

House Subcommittee to hold Wednesday hearing on role of CFPB

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The House Financial Services Committee’s Financial Institutions Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, March 26, to discuss possible changes to the structure and responsibilities of the CFPB....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Congressional Investigations Outlook: What to Expect from the 119th Congress

The 119th Congress is underway, and Republicans control both chambers. With President Trump in the White House, both the House and the Senate will focus more of their oversight on the private sector. Continuing a trend over...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Lawmakers and AFSA oppose future arbitration rulemaking

Ballard Spahr LLP on

In connection with the petition to ban pre-dispute consumer arbitration agreements pending before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “forced arbitration,”...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Congressional Hearings Calling Federal Regulators to Task for Recent Bank Failures

Both the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee held hearings this week on the federal regulatory response to the failures of Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Signature Bank. Witnesses at both hearings...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

House subcommittee discusses CFPB reform proposals

On March 9, the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy held a hearing to discuss proposals that would alter the structure and authority of the CFPB. The subcommittee...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, May 20, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on

The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing on the following nominations: The Honorable Michael S. Barr, of Michigan, to be a Member and Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, May 19, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on

Congress - U.S. House of Representatives - Committee on Small Business - Committee Holds Hearing on Oversight of SBA Office in Charge of Loan Programs...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What's New in Washington - January 2021

As Senators-elect Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are sworn-in after certification of the Georgia elections, Democrats are poised to assume the majority in the Senate, which, along with their control of the White...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB issues Spring 2020 semi-annual report to Congress

Ballard Spahr LLP on

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

House Financial Services Committee announces January hearings on CRA, “rent-a-bank schemes,” mobile payments

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The House Financial Services Committee has announced that it will hold the following hearings this month: On January 14, the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions will hold a hearing entitled, “The...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

House Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology to hold Nov. 21 hearing on the role of big data

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The Task Force on Financial Technology of the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing entitled “Banking on Your Data: The Role of Big Data in Financial Services” on November 21, 2019. The Task Force is...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Inside the Beltway: Impeachment Inquiry Fuels Gridlock

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The prospect of the U.S. Congress acting on housing reform this year remains unlikely. The House Democrats’ determination to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s involvement with Ukraine and begin public...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

House Financial Services Committee hearing on CFPB highlights continuing partisan divide

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Yesterday’s hearing on the CFPB held by the House Financial Services Committee highlighted the continuing partisan divide over the CFPB’s implementation of its consumer protection mission but with Democratic and Republican...more

13 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide