House Financial Services Committee

Can banks keep their reg relief winning streak alive?

06/01/18

Further legislative reform will face resistance, but it could still happen.

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Hensarling is steadfast: Senate bill not the end of financial reforms

05/17/18

The soon-to-be-retiring chair of the House Financial Services Committee said Senate leaders have made a "commitment" to consider more changes.

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House reg relief vote now in sight

05/15/18

After months of delay, the House is planning to vote on legislation next week that would amend the Dodd-Frank Act.

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Three questions as House reg relief vote nears

05/09/18

The House affirmed this week that it would move forward with a vote on a Senate bill overhauling parts of Dodd-Frank, but how far lawmakers push additional relief proposals is still unclear.

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House repeals CFPB's controversial indirect auto lending guidance

05/08/18

Bill supporters say the guidance — which held indirect auto lenders liable for unintentional discrimination at partner dealerships — violated Dodd-Frank, but consumer advocates say the legislation would expose minority borrowers to mistreatment.

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House caves, will move ahead on Senate reg relief bill

05/08/18

Speaker Paul Ryan said the House will vote on Dodd-Frank reform legislation that originated in the Senate, but additional House reg relief measures are still on the table.

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Next stop on the reg relief train: Reforming AML rules

05/03/18

Bankers have long complained that anti-money-laundering regulations impose an extra burden without really stopping major crime. D.C. is finally listening.

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6 candidates to chair banking panel (if GOP keeps House)

05/02/18

Which party controls the House next year is still uncertain, but this much is clear: Someone other than Texas Republican Jeb Hensarling will hold the gavel on the Financial Services Committee.

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Hensarling signals he may leave Senate reg relief bill unchanged

04/26/18

The senior GOP lawmaker appeared to acknowledge concerns that expanding the bill could harm Democratic support.

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Gun issue is a lose-lose for banks (whatever their stance)

04/26/18

On one hand, banks could face regulatory pressure to restrict services to the firearms industry. But banks that take a strong stand also risk the wrath of GOP lawmakers opposed to such restrictions.

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