The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs today met to revisit the nominations of Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Brian Montgomery as Assistant Secretary for Housing – Federal Housing Commissioner, ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Senate Committee to Reconvene on Powell Nomination
On Tuesday, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will meet in an Executive Session to further consider the nomination of Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. See what else is in store for The Week Ahead.
Read More »Regulatory Relief Bill Created to Spur Economic Growth
Monday afternoon, the Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Banking Committee members Joe Donnelly (D-Indiana), Heidi Heitkamp (D-North Dakota), Jon Tester (D-Montana) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia), along with other senators, announced new legislation that aims to relieve the ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Wells Fargo, One Year Later
On Tuesday, Wells Fargo President and CEO Tim Sloan will meet with the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to discuss the past, present, and future of the company.
Read More »OCC: Financial Industry Supervisors Need to ‘Remain Vigilant’
In speaking before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs earlier in the week, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry said the overall financial condition of banks has improved since the passage of the Dodd-Frank Reform Act four years ago – but he believes that supervisors need to "remain vigilant."
Read More »CFPB Director Tells Senate His Bureau Has Made ‘Considerable Progress’
In testifying before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs earlier this week, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray said the bureau had made "considerable progress" toward its goal of protecting consumers since the passage of the Dodd-Frank Reform Act in 2010.
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