House Financial Services Committee

House hearing on fair-lending rules keeps spotlight on Facebook

04/02/19

A discussion on how to modernize policies to combat housing discrimination quickly turned into a sharp critique of the social media giant's advertising practices.

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House Democrat moves goalposts for GSE reform

04/02/19

Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York signaled which legislative provisions Democratic leaders would accept in a bipartisan housing finance package.

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Sloan should not be the last Wells Fargo executive to leave: Waters

03/29/19

The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee said Tim Sloan's resignation as CEO was "long overdue," but that other executives and directors should be removed as well.

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House banking panel advances pot banking bill

03/28/19

Nearly a dozen Republicans joined all of the committee's Democrats in supporting the legislation, which would enable banks to serve legal marijuana businesses.

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House likely to pass pot banking bill, but is that as far as it goes?

03/24/19

Banks and credit unions may be moving one step closer to federal legislation freeing them to serve legal pot businesses, but the path to enactment is still fraught with huge challenges.

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Fed chief hints Wells Fargo's regulatory issues are far from over

03/20/19

Speaking at a press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the bank’s risk management failures have required a dramatic overhaul of its processes.

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Lack of diversity at Home Loan banks 'concerning,' Waters says

03/20/19

A report from the Government Accountability Office found that while the Federal Home Loan banks have taken steps to improve diversity among boards of directors, members are still largely male and nonminorities.

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Waters schedules committee votes on cannabis banking, CFPB bills

03/19/19

The House Financial Services panel is considering legislation making it illegal for a federal regulator to penalize banks that accept FDIC-insured deposits from a legal marijuana business.

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House Dem proposes banning use of credit scores for auto insurance

03/18/19

First-term Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has sponsored the Prevent Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act in order to prevent “undue burden” on low-income individuals seeking auto insurance.

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What's behind OCC’s public rebuke of Wells Fargo?

03/15/19

Federal regulators normally hesitate even to name specific institutions, but the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency appears to be taking a different tack with Wells.

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